Re: Service startup - troubleshooting

Mike wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I know this is probably a borderline Linux question but I think
> someone with PostgreSQL expertise will better be able to answer it (I
> already struck out on the Linux side and after much searching on the
> Web).
>
> I installed Postgres 8.1 on Ubuntu 6.10 using Synaptic. Postgres is
> listed under System|Administration|Services in the UI, and there's an
> init script (which references /usr/share/postgresql-common/init.d-
> functions) in the appropriate run level directory. However, Postgres
> still won't run at startup.

As root, try running:
/etc/init.d/postgresql status
If that says it's running, check with ps, otherwise try
/etc/init.d/postgresql start
Error messages should be printed to console or to a log somewhere like
/var/log/postgresql

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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd