Thread: can not start the postgresql, i use gentoo

I can not run start the postgresql service, and spent
several days can not solve the problem. thanks for
anyone who can help me .
:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
/etc/init.d/postgresql start
* Starting PostgreSQL ...
* Please see log file:
/var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.log [ !! ]

and my postgresql.log is

FATAL: syntax error in file
"/var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.conf" line 2,
near token "/"

I dont'n know what is wrong with the postgresql.conf

Here is the config file
postgresql.conf

# PostgreSQL's Database Directory
PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data

# Logfile path: (NOTE: This must be uid/gid owned by
the value of $PGUSER!)
PGLOG=/var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.log

# Run the PostgreSQL user as:
PGUSER=postgres

# Extra options to run postmaster with.
# If you want to enable TCP/IP for PostgreSQL, add -i
to the following:
PGOPTS="-N 1024 -B 2048 -i"

#tcpip_socket = true



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guo weidong wrote:
> FATAL: syntax error in file
> "/var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.conf" line 2,
> near token "/"

What you have there is not a valid postgresql.conf file at all.  Please
read up on the documentation and write a valid one.

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Peter Eisentraut
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# PostgreSQL's Database Directory
PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data

Is this all you have in the postgresql.conf file??? That file is usually
full with settings(most of them optional) but still...
Are u sure?

Andy.

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From: "guo weidong" <gwd1122331@yahoo.com>
To: <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:30 AM
Subject: [ADMIN] can not start the postgresql, i use gentoo


>I can not run start the postgresql service, and spent
> several days can not solve the problem. thanks for
> anyone who can help me .
> :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
> /etc/init.d/postgresql start
> * Starting PostgreSQL ...
> * Please see log file:
> /var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.log [ !! ]
>
> and my postgresql.log is
>
> FATAL: syntax error in file
> "/var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.conf" line 2,
> near token "/"
>
> I dont'n know what is wrong with the postgresql.conf
>
> Here is the config file
> postgresql.conf
>
> # PostgreSQL's Database Directory
> PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data
>
> # Logfile path: (NOTE: This must be uid/gid owned by
> the value of $PGUSER!)
> PGLOG=/var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.log
>
> # Run the PostgreSQL user as:
> PGUSER=postgres
>
> # Extra options to run postmaster with.
> # If you want to enable TCP/IP for PostgreSQL, add -i
> to the following:
> PGOPTS="-N 1024 -B 2048 -i"
>
> #tcpip_socket = true
>
>
>
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Just guessing :
The guy probably posted a conf file used by gentoo internaly NOT
/var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf .

Andy wrote:

> # PostgreSQL's Database Directory
> PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data
>
> Is this all you have in the postgresql.conf file??? That file is
> usually full with settings(most of them optional) but still...
> Are u sure?
>
> Andy.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "guo weidong" <gwd1122331@yahoo.com>
> To: <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:30 AM
> Subject: [ADMIN] can not start the postgresql, i use gentoo
>
>
>> I can not run start the postgresql service, and spent
>> several days can not solve the problem. thanks for
>> anyone who can help me .
>> :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
>> /etc/init.d/postgresql start
>> * Starting PostgreSQL ...
>> * Please see log file:
>> /var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.log [ !! ]
>>
>> and my postgresql.log is
>>
>> FATAL: syntax error in file
>> "/var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.conf" line 2,
>> near token "/"
>>
>> I dont'n know what is wrong with the postgresql.conf
>>
>> Here is the config file
>> postgresql.conf
>>
>> # PostgreSQL's Database Directory
>> PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data
>>
>> # Logfile path: (NOTE: This must be uid/gid owned by
>> the value of $PGUSER!)
>> PGLOG=/var/lib/postgresql/data/postgresql.log
>>
>> # Run the PostgreSQL user as:
>> PGUSER=postgres
>>
>> # Extra options to run postmaster with.
>> # If you want to enable TCP/IP for PostgreSQL, add -i
>> to the following:
>> PGOPTS="-N 1024 -B 2048 -i"
>>
>> #tcpip_socket = true
>>
>>
>>
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