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Description of problem:
If the postmaster daemon has stopped, the postmastar daemon will not start 
by "/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql restart".

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
postgresql-7.1.3-2

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. # /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql status
   postgresql is stopped.
2. # /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql restart
3. # /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql status
   postgresql is stopped.


Additional info:

This problem was solved by following patch.

*** postgresql.orig     Mon Apr  1 00:19:33 2002
--- postgresql  Mon Apr  1 00:19:55 2002
***************
*** 164,170 ****
        if [ "$pid" == "" ]; then
            rm -f /var/run/postmaster.pid
            rm -f /var/lock/subsys/postgresql
!           exit 0;
        fi
        echo -n $"Stopping postgresql service: "
        # Check for older PGDATA location.
--- 164,170 ----
        if [ "$pid" == "" ]; then
            rm -f /var/run/postmaster.pid
            rm -f /var/lock/subsys/postgresql
!           return;
        fi
        echo -n $"Stopping postgresql service: "
        # Check for older PGDATA location.