Re: accessing a db

Hi Andy,

I try your command sequence, but when I typed the second line I got the
following:

pg_ctl: Another postmaster may be running. Trying to start
postmaster anyway.
pg_ctl: cannot start postmaster
Examine the log output.
[3]+ Done ipc-daemon

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Joao

-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Samuel [mailto:andysamuel(at)myrealbox(dot)com]
Sent: sbado, 27 de Abril de 2002 7:21
To: pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] accessing a db

I'm sorry, the second line should be :

type 'pg_ctl start -o -i -D /usr/share/postgresql/data'

I forgot to put the 'start' option

Good luck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Samuel" <anci(at)centrin(dot)net(dot)id>
To: <pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] accessing a db

> Assuming you have the latest postgresql and cygwin :
>
> type 'ipc-daemon &'
> type 'pg_ctl -o -i -D /usr/share/postgresql/data'
> type 'psql template1'
>
> Read the documentation at /usr/doc/Cygwin/
>
> Good luck
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> From: "Joo Carlos Fernandes Costa" <joao(dot)costa(at)oni(dot)pt>
> To: <pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 12:40 AM
> Subject: [CYGWIN] accessing a db
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have installed postgresql and I have a db called template1.
> > I closed cygwin's window and when I re-opened it, I try to re-access the
> db
> > template1 unsuccessfully.
> > How can I do it? What is the command sequence for it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Joao
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May be you did not shutdown the database when the last time you start it.

Try this :
1. type 'ps -a' . Can you see any 'postgres' in the 'command' column ?
If not proceed to no. 2
2. type 'rm /usr/share/postgresql/data/postmaster.pid'

Each time PostgreSQL runs, it creates the
/usr/share/postgresql/data/postmaster.pid.
If you shutdown the database cleanly, the file will be deleted.
Upon starting the postmaster, PostgreSQL check this file, if the file exist,
then it is a sign that a postmaster already running.

Everytime you're done working with Cygwin + PostgreSQL, use this command to
cleanly shutdown the postmaster :
'pg_ctl stop -D /usr/share/postgresq/data'

Hey...I hope this is not a production server.
I can not bear the responsible any lost of your data.

Good luck.

----- Original Message -----
From: "João Carlos Fernandes Costa" <joao(dot)costa(at)oni(dot)pt>
To: "'Andy Samuel'" <andysamuel(at)myrealbox(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] accessing a db

> Hi Andy,
>
> I try your command sequence, but when I typed the second line I got the
> following:
>
> pg_ctl: Another postmaster may be running. Trying to start
> postmaster anyway.
> pg_ctl: cannot start postmaster
> Examine the log output.
> [3]+ Done ipc-daemon
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Joao