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Subject: Re: postgresql doesn't start on boot-up
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, Doug Barton wrote:
> Ken Stevenson wrote:
>> Also, this is probably a stupid question, but is there a boot.log or
>> something like that shows the bootup messages that come after dmesg? 
>
> In /etc/syslog.conf, uncomment the line that mentions console.log, 'touch 
> /var/log/console.log', and then reboot after you make the change I suggested 
> above.

... or "dmesg -a"

Gavin