Re: Problem starting PG-9.2 on non-default port

Hi,

Is this an RPM installation? If so, you also need to change the port in the init script, too.

Regards, Devrim

"James B. Byrne" <byrnejb(at)harte-lyne(dot)ca> wrote:

>I wish to run an instance of PG-9.2 concurrently with our production
>version (9.1). I have changed the listening port number.
>
>listen_addresses = 'pgsql-dbms.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca, localhost'
>#port = 5432 # (change requires restart)
>port = 5433
>
>However, I am getting this error when I try to start the new version
>while the old one is still running. Is there something else I must do
>to accomplish this? Why is the lock file using the default port
>number for this instance?
>
>cat ../pgstartup.log
>2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST : LOG: XX000: could not bind IPv4 socket:
>Address already in use
>2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST : HINT: Is another postmaster already
>running on port 5432? If not, wait a few seconds and retry.
>2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST : LOCATION: StreamServerPort, pqcomm.c:438
>2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST : WARNING: 01000: could not create listen
>socket for "pgsql-dbms.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca"
>2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST : LOCATION: PostmasterMain,
>postmaster.c:892
>2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST : FATAL: F0001: lock file
>"/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock" already exists
>2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST : HINT: Is another postmaster (PID 1299)
>using socket file "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
>2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST : LOCATION: CreateLockFile, miscinit.c:822
>
>
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