Re: running two servers on one machine

Yes, if I start one, but not the other, the process works just great.
It's only when trying to run both that I have a problem.

Thanks,
Eric

On Mar 28, 2009, at 3:37 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:

> On Saturday 28 March 2009 3:27:15 pm Eric Smith wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> I'm trying to run two database clusters on a single machine, and am
>> failing.  I use initdb to create the two clusters... each has their
>> own directory structure.  I can start one server or the other with
>> pg_ctl, but once the first starts, the second just hangs on "waiting
>> for server to start...".
>
> Are you pointing pg_ctl at the right DATA directory for each cluster
> using
> the -D switch?
>
>>
>> The two servers are using different ports.  I'm running v 8.3 on a
>> Mac  running 10.5.
>>
>> What's the secret step I'm missing here?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eric
>
>
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