Andre Dubuc <aajdubuc(at)webhart(dot)net> writes:
> Hand-started postgresql:
> "postmaster -D /var/lib/pgsql/data
> FATAL: Bogus data in lock file /var/lib/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid"
> Same message I got earlier. So what can I do about this mess? I'm stumped . .
Since you know that the old postmaster ain't there anymore, it's safe to
just remove the indicated lock file. Then everything should be
peachy...
regards, tom lane