On Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 02:50:59PM -0400, J S B wrote:
> I'm trying to start my postgres server using
>
> #> pg_ctl start -D /usr/local/pgsql/abc
>
> and get an error like:
>
> invalid data in PID file "/usr/local/pgsql/abc/postmaster.pid"
>
> can anyone comment whats wrong.
>
> My postmaster.pid file is empty at the time when i run this command.
I think the fact that it's empty may be what's wrong. It should have
something in it.
How did you manage to get into that state?
Have a nice day,
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