Paul- > Finally, I ran 'ps -ef' just after the postmaster successfully started (or > so it says), but there's no sign of any postgresql related processes:
This is clearly your problem. See if you can locate the log file & find out why the processes are dying right away. Usually the location of the log file is noted in the script you use for start up. -NF ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
