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pg_ctl fails: ISTFATAL: could not open lock file "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5433.lock": Permission denied - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Abraham, Danny
Subject pg_ctl fails: ISTFATAL: could not open lock file "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5433.lock": Permission denied
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Msg-id 955C1931034B744494BA777BCC1BB94A300192@HOU-EX-10.adprod.bmc.com
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Linux -SUSE 9

05.02.2008-18.03.26       failed starting PG server
05.02.2008-18.03.26       server starting
05.02.2008-18.03.26       2008-02-05 17:59:41.831 ISTLOG:  could not
bind IPv4 socket: Address already in use
05.02.2008-18.03.26       2008-02-05 17:59:41.831 ISTHINT:  Is another
postmaster already running on port 5433? If not, wait a few seconds and
retry.
05.02.2008-18.03.26       2008-02-05 17:59:41.831 ISTFATAL:  could not
open lock file "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5433.lock": Permission denied


ls -la /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5433.lock
-rw-------  1 em640 dba 28 Jan 17 14:42 /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5433.lock

I have done netstat and check for port 5433, and he it is not used.

Thanks

Danny

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