Jody, I had a similar problem with PostgreSQL server not starting on my RaQ4.
After days of looking into the matter, other problems started up which lead 
me to the real cause
it was a permissions issue for the temp dir.
permissions should look like this
drwxrwxrwt   5 root     root         111k Dec 11 14:55 tmp/


Hope that helps.

-Thomas

At 12:34 PM 12/11/01 +0100, you 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
>
>
>
>I have looked in /tmp/ , ls -al but there is nothing in there.
>
>I would like to fix this myself without having to go and ask the developers
>but since the Cobalt archive is so *appalling* I simply cannot find a
>solution.
>
>Searching on Google is actually faster and produces better results within
>cobalt's own archives than searching using cobalt's own search engine!
>
>Come on Taco, or anyone. Give us a decent knowledgebase based on recent
>technology, not some antiquated system that you simply cannot use.
>
>OK I feel better now. Can someone please help re: the postgres thing? Email
>me direct if you wish at [EMAIL PROTECTED] rather than posting to dev. list
>
>--
>Kind Regards,
>
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