I have a problem with posgresql 8.4, yesterday when I tried to reinstall and do restore the old database not work if you install in a different folder than the folder given the old database, the program works. When installing program the old folder where the database service postgresql not start with this log :
2013-01-25 16:32:28 EET LOG: database system was shut down at 2013-01-25 16:32:11 EET
2013-01-25 16:32:28 EET FATAL: the database system is starting up
2013-01-25 16:32:29 EET LOG: database system is ready to accept connections
2013-01-25 16:32:29 EET LOG: autovacuum launcher started
2013-01-25 16:34:14 EET LOG: received fast shutdown request
2013-01-25 16:34:14 EET LOG: aborting any active transactions
2013-01-25 16:34:14 EET LOG: autovacuum launcher shutting down
2013-01-25 16:34:14 EET LOG: shutting down
2013-01-25 16:34:14 EET LOG: database system is shut down
