On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 11:17 PM, John Iliffe <john.ili...@iliffe.ca> wrote:
> I was unable to get postgres started so I did a very basic compile/install > to test it. The configuration line was: > > ./configure --prefix=/usr/postgres-9.6.2 > > -------------------------------- > Then I ran make which completed as expected: > > make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/postgresql-9.6.2/config' > All of PostgreSQL successfully made. Ready to install. > > -------------------------------------- > Then make check > > make check > > ======================= > All 167 tests passed. > ======================= > > make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/postgresql-9.6.2/src/test/regress' > ---------------------------------------- > > Then make install as user root because of directory permissions. I have > the expected files in /usr/postgres_9.6.2 > > Now, running as user postgres I try and start as stated in the manual > > postgres -D /usr/pgsql_tablespaces > > initdb has already been run and the directory pgsql_tablespaces has a > number of files as expected. As yet no database has been defined because > psql won't start. > > The result is: > [postgres@prod04 postgresql-9.6.2]$ postgres -D /usr/pgsql_tablespaces > LOG: could not bind IPv4 socket: Cannot assign requested address > HINT: Is another postmaster already running on port 5432? If not, wait a > few seconds and retry. > LOG: database system was shut down at 2017-03-07 22:22:57 EST > LOG: MultiXact member wraparound protections are now enabled > LOG: database system is ready to accept connections > LOG: autovacuum launcher started > > Same results if I use pg_ctl to start the process. > > I checked with lsof and there is no process bound to socket 5432. There is > no entry in /var/run for a socket related to postgresql. > > I thought it might be a security issue so I put SELinux in permissive mode > but the result is the same. The SELinux journal does not show any warnings > on this process. > > [root@prod04 postgresql-9.6.2]# sestatus > SELinux status: enabled > SELinuxfs mount: /sys/fs/selinux > SELinux root directory: /etc/selinux > Loaded policy name: targeted > Current mode: permissive <------permissive mode** > Mode from config file: permissive > Policy MLS status: enabled > Policy deny_unknown status: allowed > Max kernel policy version: 30 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > One thing that I haven't been able to find any the log files. Where are > they > normally stored? > > So, any ideas as to where to go next to debug this would be appreciated! > This is a brand new server that I am trying to configure so I have a fair > amount of security clearance to chase things. > > Thanks in advance. > > John > ===================================== > > > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > This is very suspicicious. >LOG: could not bind IPv4 socket: Cannot assign requested address >HINT: Is another postmaster already running on port 5432? If not, wait a f>ew seconds and retry. So check to see if the file "postmaster.pid" exists. If it does, and postgres is NOT running, just delet or rename it and try to start. -- *Melvin Davidson* I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.
