Re: [GENERAL] Can't restart Postgres

On 02/15/2017 09:03 AM, Shawn Thomas wrote:
> /usr/lib/postgresql/9.4/bin/pg_ctl: No such file or directory
>
> postgres@pangaea:/usr/lib/postgresql/9.4/bin$ ls -al
>   total 4008
>   drwxr-xr-x 2 root root    4096 Feb  9 16:17 .
>   drwxr-xr-x 3 root root    4096 Feb  9 16:17 ..
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   68128 Nov 16 06:53 clusterdb
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   68192 Nov 16 06:53 createdb
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   63920 Nov 16 06:53 createlang
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   72672 Nov 16 06:53 createuser
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   63936 Nov 16 06:53 dropdb
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   63920 Nov 16 06:53 droplang
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   63904 Nov 16 06:53 dropuser
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   68416 Nov 16 06:53 pg_basebackup
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  351904 Nov 16 06:53 pg_dump
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2186504 Nov 16 06:53 pg_dumpall
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   30992 Nov 16 06:53 pg_isready
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   47600 Nov 16 06:53 pg_receivexlog
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   51928 Nov 16 06:53 pg_recvlogical
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  154944 Nov 16 06:53 pg_restore
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  515320 Nov 16 06:53 psql
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   68160 Nov 16 06:53 reindexdb
>   -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   72384 Nov 16 06:53 vacuumdb
>
> As I mentioned, this Debian package removes pg_ctl from the bin directory and instead attempts to wrap the pg_ctl
functionalityin a perl script so that the PG process is integrated with systemd.  I really wish they hadn’t, and it’s
partof the reason I’m where I’m at. 

Ugh o.k.. I run Ubuntu so I don't have that problem.

The thread is a little confusing about what has been tried and what
hasn't but:

1. Disable ssl, try and start again
2. Try as postgres:

pg_ctlcluster 9.4 stop; pg_ctlcluster 9.4 start

3. Tom has a great suggestion if you are comfortable with those actions.

4. Is that directory listing the total of what is in 9.4/bin? If so... I
don't see a postgres binary?

JD



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