[root@localhost ~]# tail -f /var/lib/pgsql/pgstartup.log /usr/bin/postmaster -D /var/lib/pgsql/data or /usr/bin/pg_ctl -D /var/lib/pgsql/data -l logfile start LOG: logger shutting down LOG: logger shutting down FATAL: lock file "/var/lib/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid" already exists HINT: Is another postmaster (PID 19018) running in data directory "/var/lib/pgsql/data"? LOG: logger shutting down