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your data directory points to /usr/local/pgsql/data2 and you've
started it with -D /usr/local/pgsql/etc
might be something to look at
regards,
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Jonel Rienton
http://homepage.mac.com/jrienton
Software Developer, *nix Advocate
On May 6, 2005, at 3:12 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> PostgreSQL 8.0.2 - Fedora 3
>
>
> data_directory = '/usr/local/pgsql/data2' # use data in
> hba_file = '/usr/local/pgsql/etc/pg_hba.conf' # the host-based #
> ident_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_ident.conf' # the IDENT configuration file
> external_pid_file = '/tmp/foo.pid' # write an extra pid
>
> as postgres:
>
> -bash-3.00$ bin/pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/etc start
> postmaster starting
> -bash-3.00$ LOG: could not open Ident usermap file "/usr/local/
> pgsql/etc/pg_ident.conf": No such file or directory
> LOG: database system was shut down at 2005-05-06 13:11:18 PDT
> LOG: checkpoint record is at 0/A32B20
> LOG: redo record is at 0/A32B20; undo record is at 0/0; shutdown TRUE
> LOG: next transaction ID: 544; next OID: 17230
> LOG: database system is ready
>
> -bash-3.00$ bin/pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/etc stop
> pg_ctl: PID file "/usr/local/pgsql/etc/postmaster.pid" does not exist
> Is postmaster running?
> -bash-3.00$
>
> Seems inconsistent? If I can start from etc... I should be able to
> stop from it as well.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua D. Drake
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