ok, there was no lock in the /tmp file and I have already tried the REBOOT
with no luck that way either.
Duane Kehoe wrote:
> Try checking the lock file, we used to have a problem like this occur
> from time to time and the only way to get postmaster running again was
> to delete this file( .s.PGSQL.5432 ) from /tmp, or do the highly
> unsuggested reboot(very bad :-( ). After that restarting postmaster
> should complete successfully