>This time when I type postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql I get:
>
>>Can't open pid file: /var/lib/pgsql/postmaster.pid
>>Please check the permission and try again.
>
>I have also checked the ownership of the folder, which is
>also postgres. So I guess if nothing else will work then I
Check the permissions of /var and /var/lib too - without o+x bits, postgres
can't get as far as /var/lib/pgsql, can it?
Rob Nelson
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