Thread: starting postgres failed

hi<br />when i try to start postgresql it's showing:<br /><br />Starting postgresql
service:                              [FAILED]<br />it's not showing any other error messages..<br />when i checked the
postgresql.loglast line is "FATAL:  unrecognized configuration parameter "tcpip_socket""<br /> I checked posgresql.conf
inthat tcpip_socket=true.<br />This error came after the system was restarted..plz can u tell me wht can be the reason
forthis??<br /><br />regards,<br />smriti<br /><br /> 

On Wednesday 16 June 2010 13:50:34 smriti Sebastian wrote:
> hi
> when i try to start postgresql it's showing:
>
> Starting postgresql service:                               [FAILED]
> it's not showing any other error messages..
> when i checked the postgresql.log last line is "FATAL:  unrecognized
> configuration parameter "tcpip_socket""
> I checked posgresql.conf in that tcpip_socket=true.
> This error came after the system was restarted..plz can u tell me wht can
> be the reason for this??
>
> regards,
> smriti

Which version of Postgres are you running? Cause tcpip_socket is deprecated.

Either way, just comment or remove the tcpip_socket line and Postgres should
run again.

~rick