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Starten Server / SCO OpenServer6 / PostgreSQL 8.0.3

From
"MG"
Date:
Hello,
 
I get the following messages when starting the PostgreSQL-Server.
What does the LOG message mean?
 
Regards
Michaela
 
$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl start -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
postmaster starting
$ LOG:  could not bind IPv6 socket: Network is unreachable
HINT:  Is another postmaster already running on port 5432? If not, wait a few seconds and retry.
 
$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl status -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
pg_ctl: postmaster is running (PID: 26353)
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
$ ps -ef | grep post
postgres 26357 26353  0 08:45:01 ttyp1        00:00:00 /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
postgres 26353     1  0 08:45:00 ttyp1        00:00:00 /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
postgres 26356 26353  0 08:45:01 ttyp1        00:00:00 /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
postgres 26332 26331  0 08:43:08 ttyp1        00:00:00 -sh
postgres 26354 26353  0 08:45:01 ttyp1        00:00:00 /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
postgres 26358 26357  0 08:45:01 ttyp1        00:00:00 /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
postgres 26364 26332  0 08:45:29 ttyp1        00:00:00 grep post
postgres 26365 26364  0 08:45:29 ttyp1        00:00:00 ps -ef

Re: Starten Server / SCO OpenServer6 / PostgreSQL 8.0.3

From
Robert Treat
Date:

On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 02:59, MG wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I get the following messages when starting the PostgreSQL-Server.
> What does the LOG message mean?
>
> Regards
> Michaela
>
> $ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl start -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
> postmaster starting
> $ LOG:  could not bind IPv6 socket: Network is unreachable
> HINT:  Is another postmaster already running on port 5432? If not, wait
> a few seconds and retry.
>
<snip>

It means that your db is configured to accept connections on IPv6
sockets but your OS is not set up to use them. Generally it's nothing to
be concerned about, but you can google the relevant keywords if you want
to learn more.


Robert Treat
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