Do you run postmaster in background ?
i.e. postmaster &
Cyril
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De: Tom Brown [SMTP:tbrown@hwwe.com]
> Date: jeudi 5 avril 2001 18:04
> À: pgsql-novice list
> Objet: [NOVICE] Postmaster hangs until Ctrl-C
>
> When I run postmaster, the system hangs until I Ctrl-C.
>
> Postgresql 6.4 was installed at the factory by the manufacturer (VA Linux)
> with root ownership and permissions. I read the FAQ and Admin manual re
> installation. There was no postgres user although VA did create a postgres
> group. I created a postgres user, changed ownership on as many directories
> as I can find with postgresql files, and I edited the pg_hba.conf file to
> reflect the instructions in the Admin install manual. It doesn't matter
> whether I su - postgres to start postmaster or not -- it still hangs.
> Apparently I've missed something.
>
> Tom
