IN Conny <in.conny@yahoo.se> writes:
> If I, as a final step in the restoration, start up postgres with '/etc/init.d/postgresql-8.1 start' it will print
[fail]to the shell and exit. This happens about halfway through the restoration of WAL archives.
You're probably using an init script that is coded to report failure if the
postmaster isn't allowing connections within 60 seconds or so of being
started. This is mostly cosmetic, but you might want to adjust the script.
regards, tom lane