Re: Problem starting the server with Mac OSX

Hi Mathias,
            Actually, I did change the /tmp permissions to 1777 after I sent the
last post, but thank you for confirming that that was the right thing
to do. As far as folder ownership, I am not running Mac OSX Server, I
am running the client version and I am the only user. I installed
PostgreSQL to act as a database for just one program, GNU Backgammon.
Is root/wheel the correct owner/group for my system as well, or am I
okay just leaving it as my-user-id/staff?
                        Myshkin


On Nov 03, 2007, at 8:49 AM, Mathias Seiler wrote:

> Consider changing the Permissions to 1777, not 0777. This prevents
> other processes deleting files which weren't created by them.
>
> By the way: The default in Mac OS X Server is 1777 (or drwxrwxrwt) and
> the folder belongs to root:wheel.
>
> Go here for further details:
> http://developer.apple.com/DOCUMENTATION/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/
> man8/sticky.8.html#//apple_ref/doc/man/8/sticky
>
>
> On 03/11/2007, Myshkin LeVine <myshlev@verizon.net> wrote:
>> acct. as owner and staff as group. I changed the permissions to 0777
>> and now the server will start up okay.
>>
>>         Thank you for your help Scott.
>>
>>
>> On Nov 02, 2007, at 10:05 PM, Scott Marlowe wrote:
>>
>> > On 11/2/07, Myshkin LeVine <myshlev@verizon.net> wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>         I have a problem starting the server on Mac OSX 10.3.9. I
>> >> compiled
>> >> v8.2.5 from source. The compilation, regression testing, and
>> >> installation all went smoothly with no errors. I installed
>> PostgreSQL
>> >> in the default location and created a new user account named
>> postgres.
>> >> I ran initdb which ended successfully. When I try to start the
>> server
>> >> I
>> >> get this error message: 'FATAL:  could not open lock file
>> >> "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock": Permission denied' I have checked the
>> >> mailing-list archives and I see others have had the same problem,
>> but
>> >> no solution for my case. The file ".s.PGSQL.5432.lock" does not
>> exist
>> >> already in the /tmp directory. The server will start however in
>> >> single-user mode using the --single switch to the postgres command,
>> >> giving me this: "PostgreSQL stand-alone backend 8.2.5
>> >> backend>" Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong, or how to fix
>> this?
>> >
>> > What's the permissions on .tmp?
>> >
>>
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