Re: SAST FATAL: could not access private key file "server.key"

From: "Albe Laurenz" <laurenz(dot)albe(at)wien(dot)gv(dot)at>
To: "Dave Coventry *EXTERN*" <dgcoventry(at)gmail(dot)com>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SAST FATAL: could not access private key file "server.key"
Date: 2008-07-01 15:52:28
Message-ID: D960CB61B694CF459DCFB4B0128514C20244E432@exadv11.host.magwien.gv.at
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Dave Coventry wrote:
> When starting Postgres I get the following:
>
>
> root(at)Admin:/home/it# /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.2 start
> * Starting PostgreSQL 8.2 database server
> * The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output:
> 2008-07-01 13:37:39 SAST FATAL: could not access private key file
> "server.key": Permission denied
>
> What is the "server key"?
>
> And how do I make it accessible?

If you don't need SSL, set 'ssl=off' in postgresql.conf.
If you want SSL,
1) read the manual on SSL support
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/ssl-tcp.html
2) Is there a file server.key? If yes, make it readable to the
postgres user. If not, create it as documented.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

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