Re: Problem starting PG-9.2 on non-default port

On 14/12/2012 16:37, Devrim Gündüz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is this an RPM installation? If so, you also need to change the port in
> the init script, too.

Or if it's rhel/centos/sciencific like linux, you can specify in
/etc/sysconfig/pgsql/postgresql-9.2:
PGPORT=5433


>
> Regards, Devrim
>
> "James B. Byrne" <byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca> wrote:
>
>     I wish to run an instance of PG-9.2 concurrently with our production
>     version (9.1).  I have changed the listening port number.
>
>     listen_addresses = 'pgsql-dbms.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca  <http://pgsql-dbms.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca>, localhost'
>     #port = 5432    # (change requires restart)
>     port = 5433
>
>     However, I am getting this error when I try to start the new version
>     while the old one is still running.  Is there something else I must do
>     to accomplish this?  Why is the lock file using the default port
>     number for this instance?
>
>     cat ../pgstartup.log
>     2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST    : LOG:  XX000: could not bind IPv4 socket:
>     Address already in use
>     2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST    : HINT:  Is another postmaster already
>     running on port 5432? If not, wait a few seconds and retry.
>     2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST    :
>     LOCATION:  StreamServerPort, pqcomm.c:438
>     2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST    : WARNING:  01000: could not create listen
>     socket for "pgsql-dbms.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca  <http://pgsql-dbms.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca>"
>     2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST    : LOCATION:  PostmasterMain, postmaster.c:892
>     2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST    : FATAL:  F0001: lock file
>     "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock" already exists
>     2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST    : HINT:  Is another postmaster (PID 1299)
>     using socket file "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
>     2012-12-14 09:13:41 EST    : LOCATION:  CreateLockFile, miscinit.c:822
>
>
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