Re: postmaster fails to start

Natalie Ann Johnson <Natalie.Johnson@asu.edu> wrote:
[...]
>Some other errors noted within my log files are:
>FATAL 1:  configuration file `postgresql.conf' has wrong permissions
>(I haven't made any changes to this file, so how can it now have the wrong
>permissions?)
>FATAL 1:  Can't read lock file /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock: Permission denied
>(I tried deleting this file, didn't make a difference, still postmaster
>won't start)
[...]
[...]
>ZeroProcSemaphore: semctl(id=4902,SETVAL) failed: Identifier removed
>Server process (pid 338) exited with status 65280 at Fri Nov 22 13:02:40
>2002
[...]

So, your backend left some files in /tmp/ that mess a new start and you cannot delete them. How about schedule a chkdsk
&reboot, and try to delete them afterwards? 

Success,

SLao

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