Re: Troubles with starting postgresql

"Alex. N. Karpov" <ank@spy.isp.nsc.ru> writes:
> I check all files in /var/log/. The only thing it write to
> /var/log/postgresql/postgres.log is:
>> FATAL:  XX000: failed to initialize lc_messages to ""
>> LOCATION:  InitializeGUCOptions, guc.c:1867

Sounds a lot like
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2005-11/msg01354.php
although the specific missing packages might be different for Debian.

Another possibility is that you have an incorrect setting of LANG
in the postmaster's environment.

            regards, tom lane