"Shahid Butt" <Shahid(dot)Butt(at)nccedu(dot)com> writes:
> I am using PostgreSQL 7.4.7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
> I want to start the Postgres Postmaster automatically when the server
> boots up.
If you're using an RPM distribution then you shouldn't need to muck with
rc.local. The startup files are there, you just have to enable them.
sudo /sbin/service postgresql start
sudo /sbin/chkconfig postgresql on
regards, tom lane