On searching the archives I noticed Bob Smith in Jul, 2002 had a similar problem to mine, but never posted a solution.
I'm using pgsql 7.4.2 on Mac OS 10.3.4. I installed the startup script for darwin from the contrib/start-scripts folder. On boot, pgsql startup fails and I see this error in the pgsql logfile: bootstrap_look_up() failed (ipc/send) invalid destination port After the machine has booted the same startup script works fine. This appears to be a Mac OS issue. If anyone has any clue what's going on please let me know. I've gotten around the problem right now by putting a call to the startup script directly in /etc/rc, as the last command. -- Randall Perry sysTame Xserve Web Hosting/Co-location Website Development/Promotion Mac Consulting/Sales http://www.systame.com/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]