Re: [ADMIN] Problems starting postmaster

Miguel Valero wrote:
  >Terry,
  >
  >Thanks for your help, but I still getting the same message when I run the
  >following postgresql script as root:
  >
  >[root@lelu /root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start
  >Starting postgresql service: bash: /home/valero/.bashrc: Permission denied
                                ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


It is bash that is complaining - apparently about the .bashrc in your own
home directory.

Do `su - root' rather than just `su' and try again.

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