Postgres Startup Error Message

[Rick Apichairuk]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-
> questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Gerard
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:36 AM
> To: FreeBSD Questions
> Subject: Postgres Startup Error Message
> 
> I occasionally receive this error message when booting up:
> 
> Mar 25 08:28:24 scorpio postgres[756]: [1-1] FATAL:  the database system
> is starting up
> 
> Since it is an intermittent error message, I am unable to track down what
> is causing it or how to fix it.
> 
> Any suggestions?

I had a similar problem before with an older version of PostgreSQL. The problem
was that the rc script was waiting for input from the user. It was waiting for a
password. Depending on how you set up your PostgreSQL, it might ask for a
password on startup.

It might help to post the versions of PostgreSQL and FreeBSD you are using.

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Best Regards,

Rick Apichairuk