Re: How to startup the database server?

On 12/19/2012 06:06 AM, Jason Ma wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am a freshman of PostgreSQL, My env: PG 8.4 on CentOS,I follow the
> document in the offical site to startup the db server. Here's what I do
> below, the database cluster is ready, but I can't start the database server.
>
> [root(at)testbox ~]# service postgresql initdb
> Data directory is not empty! [FAILED]

Well this means there already something in the data directory, most
likely the result of a previous initdb.
Is that indeed the case?

>
> [root(at)testbox ~]# service postgresql start
> Starting postgresql service: [FAILED]
>
> -bash-4.1$ postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql/data
> -bash-4.1$ ps -ef |grep postgres
> root 2710 2585 0 21:52 pts/1 00:00:00 su - postgres
> postgres 2711 2710 0 21:52 pts/1 00:00:00 -bash
> postgres 2752 2711 0 21:55 pts/1 00:00:00 ps -ef
> postgres 2753 2711 0 21:55 pts/1 00:00:00 grep postgres
>
> -bash-4.1$ postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql/data > binlog 2>&1 &
> -bash-4.1$ ps -ef |grep postgres
> root 2710 2585 0 21:52 pts/1 00:00:00 su - postgres
> postgres 2711 2710 0 21:52 pts/1 00:00:00 -bash
> postgres 2768 2711 1 21:59 pts/1 00:00:00 ps -ef
> postgres 2769 2711 0 21:59 pts/1 00:00:00 grep postgres
>
> I wonder why I can't start the database? Do I have some place to see the
> log file. Hope anybody can help me. Thanks.

I do not use CentOS/RH so I am of limited use here. For some pointers see:

http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PostgreSQL_on_RedHat_Linux

From there the log would seem to be in /var/lib/pgsql

> --
> Best wishes,
>
> Jason Ma

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