Jody Sanders wrote: > > OK. > > I've tried everything. > > I have a problem in that Postgresql will *not* start on my machine, tried a > reboot. > > ./postgresql restart comes up with the following: > > Shutting down PostgreSQL: not running! > Setting up PostgreSQL: failed! > > Examining /var/log/postgresql: > > FATAL: StreamServerPort: bind() failed: Permission denied > Is another postmaster already running on that port? > If not, remove socket node (/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432) and retry. > /usr/bin/postmaster: cannot create UNIX stream port
Check the ownership and permissions on /tmp (which is/should be symlinked to /home/tmp). /home/tmp should be owned by root (user and group), and have "drwxrwxrwt" permissions. (If it doesn't, do "chmod a+tw tmp" or "chmod 1777 tmp" to set it correctly.) FYI - With the t bit set, only the owner of a file or the owner of the directory can delete a file. This is what allows multiple programs to "dump" files in /tmp without anyone else being able to remove them. -- Bruce Timberlake Technology Engineer Sun Cobalt Server Appliances Sun Microsystems, Inc. E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] U: http://www.sun.com/cobalt/ _______________________________________________ cobalt-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-developers
