| From: | "Scott Marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | "Myshkin LeVine" <myshlev(at)verizon(dot)net> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Problem starting the server with Mac OSX |
| Date: | 2007-11-03 02:05:31 |
| Message-ID: | dcc563d10711021905t441de513w31949250d425c273@mail.gmail.com |
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On 11/2/07, Myshkin LeVine <myshlev(at)verizon(dot)net> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a problem starting the server on Mac OSX 10.3.9. I compiled
> v8.2.5 from source. The compilation, regression testing, and
> installation all went smoothly with no errors. I installed PostgreSQL
> in the default location and created a new user account named postgres.
> I ran initdb which ended successfully. When I try to start the server I
> get this error message: 'FATAL: could not open lock file
> "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock": Permission denied' I have checked the
> mailing-list archives and I see others have had the same problem, but
> no solution for my case. The file ".s.PGSQL.5432.lock" does not exist
> already in the /tmp directory. The server will start however in
> single-user mode using the --single switch to the postgres command,
> giving me this: "PostgreSQL stand-alone backend 8.2.5
> backend>" Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong, or how to fix this?
What's the permissions on .tmp?
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