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Starting Postmaster

From
"Scott Gritton"
Date:
I've installed postgresql on a Linux-Mandrake 7.0.2 box with everything
installing correctly.
But when I try to start postmaster I get the following:

DEBUG: Data Base System is in production state at Mon Mar 26 (and so forth)

I know that there is a simple answer but I haven't been able to find it in
documentation or faqs.
Any quick answers out there?
Thanks, Scott

Re: Starting Postmaster

From
Doug McNaught
Date:
"Scott Gritton" <sgritton@rsv.ricoh.com> writes:

> I've installed postgresql on a Linux-Mandrake 7.0.2 box with everything
> installing correctly.
> But when I try to start postmaster I get the following:
>
> DEBUG: Data Base System is in production state at Mon Mar 26 (and so forth)
>
> I know that there is a simple answer but I haven't been able to find it in
> documentation or faqs.

Ummm... You haven't included anything that actually indicates an
error.  The message above is basically saying "I'm alive and happy."

How about some actual error messages?

-Doug

Re: Starting Postmaster

From
Michelle Murrain
Date:
On Monday 26 March 2001 03:49 pm, Doug McNaught wrote:
> "Scott Gritton" <sgritton@rsv.ricoh.com> writes:
> > I've installed postgresql on a Linux-Mandrake 7.0.2 box with everything
> > installing correctly.
> > But when I try to start postmaster I get the following:
> >
> > DEBUG: Data Base System is in production state at Mon Mar 26 (and so
> > forth)
> >
> > I know that there is a simple answer but I haven't been able to find it
> > in documentation or faqs.
>
> Ummm... You haven't included anything that actually indicates an
> error.  The message above is basically saying "I'm alive and happy."
>
> How about some actual error messages?

Also - look at your process list - is the postmaster running?

Can you use psql?

Michelle
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Re: Starting Postmaster

From
"Brett W. McCoy"
Date:
On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Scott Gritton wrote:

> I've installed postgresql on a Linux-Mandrake 7.0.2 box with everything
> installing correctly.
> But when I try to start postmaster I get the following:
>
> DEBUG: Data Base System is in production state at Mon Mar 26 (and so forth)
>
> I know that there is a simple answer but I haven't been able to find it in
> documentation or faqs.

Your postmaster if functioning perfectly, you just need to direct its
output to a logfile and put it into the background.  Here is how I usually
startup postmaster:

nohup postmaster [options] > logfile 2>&1 &

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