Re: Unhelpful initdb error message - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bosco Rama
Subject Re: Unhelpful initdb error message
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Msg-id 4F5653A2.8020200@boscorama.com
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In response to Re: Unhelpful initdb error message  (Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>)
Responses Re: Unhelpful initdb error message  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-general
Sry, forgot to add list.

Thom Brown wrote:
>
> I've done that a couple times, but no effect.  I think Tom's point
> about a filesystem bug is probably right.

Have you rebooted since this started?  There may be a process that is
holding the pid file 'deleted but present' until the process terminates.

If you can't find the process to kill it a reboot would remove all doubt.

Just a thought.

Bosco.

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