Bug#672471: postgresql: apt-get upgrade fails while trying to restart postgres server
Package: postgresql Version: 8.4.11-0squeeze1 Severity: critical Justification: breaks unrelated software The upgrade process failed on package postgres while restarting the server. The error message was: The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output: 2012-05-11 11:13:33 WEST FATAL: could not open lock file /var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock: Permission denied Same error appears whe trying to start the package by hand, running /etc/init.d/postgres start Tried to chmod 777 /var/run/postgresql but permissions are reset when restarting the server. Permissions on /var/run/postgresql are: drwxrwsr-x 2 postgres postgres 4096 May 11 10:21 /var/run/postgresql -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.4 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages postgresql depends on: pn postgresql-8.4none (no description available) postgresql recommends no packages. postgresql suggests no packages. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Processed: Re: Bug#672471: postgresql: apt-get upgrade fails while trying to restart postgres server
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: severity 672471 important Bug #672471 [postgresql] postgresql: apt-get upgrade fails while trying to restart postgres server Severity set to 'important' from 'critical' tag 672471 unreproducible Bug #672471 [postgresql] postgresql: apt-get upgrade fails while trying to restart postgres server Added tag(s) unreproducible. thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. -- 672471: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=672471 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#672471: postgresql: apt-get upgrade fails while trying to restart postgres server
severity 672471 important tag 672471 unreproducible thanks Hi, Fernando Fernandez supo...@moredata.pt schrieb: chmod 777 /var/run/postgresql but permissions are reset when restarting the server. Permissions on /var/run/postgresql are: drwxrwsr-x 2 postgres postgres 4096 May 11 10:21 /var/run/postgresql The permissions are correct here. How did the files in the directory look? Were /var and /var/run accessible? Was the passwd file correct for the postgresql user? Christoph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
