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Re: pg_ctl restart - behaviour based on wrong instance

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>

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From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
To: Erik Rijkers <er@xs4all.nl>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2011-03-19T01:20:43Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Erik Rijkers <er@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> This is OK and expected.  But then it continues (in the logfile) with:
>
> FATAL:  lock file "postmaster.pid" already exists
> HINT:  Is another postmaster (PID 20519) running in data directory
> "/var/data1/pg_stuff/pg_installations/pgsql.vanilla_1/data"?
>
> So, complaints about the *other* instance.  It doesn't happen once a successful start (with pg_ctl
> start) has happened.

I'm guessing that leftover postmaster.pid contents might be
responsible for this?

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Robert Haas
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