Re: Problem starting the server with Mac OSX

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?