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# ** ERROR 1 **
# FATAL: lock file "postmaster.pid" already exists
# HINT: Is another postmaster (PID 4646) running in data directory "/usr/local/var/postgres"?
#
# ** ERROR 2 **
# Is the server running locally and accepting connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"?
#
# To fix one of this errors:
cat /usr/local/var/postgres/postmaster.pid # pid is the number on first line
kill -9 1116 # replace 1116 with pid number (first line) from postmaster.pid file
# Or
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres stop
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start
# Or
cd /usr/local/var/postgres
mv postmaster.pid postmaster.backup
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres start
rm postmaster.backup
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