title: PostgreSQL 8.4 Fails to Start on Ubuntu 10.10 Bug?
body: <p>PostgreSQL 8.4 Fails to Start on Ubuntu 10.10</p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql start
    * Starting PostgreSQL 8.4 database server                                                                                                                                                     
    * Error: could not exec /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl start -D /var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main -l /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.4-main.log -s -o  -c config_file="/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf" :
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  <p>running <code>ldd</code> on <code>/usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl</code></p>
  
  <pre><code>ldd /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl
      linux-gate.so.1 =&gt;  (0xb77e4000)
      libpq.so.5 =&gt; /usr/lib/libpq.so.5 (0xb77a2000)
      libc.so.6 =&gt; /lib/libc.so.6 (0xb7645000)
      libssl.so.0.9.8 =&gt; /lib/libssl.so.0.9.8 (0xb75fb000)
      libcrypto.so.0.9.8 =&gt; /lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8 (0xb74ac000)
      libkrb5.so.3 =&gt; /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3 (0xb73fd000)
      libcom_err.so.2 =&gt; /lib/libcom_err.so.2 (0xb73f9000)
      libgssapi_krb5.so.2 =&gt; /usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 (0xb73ca000)
      libcrypt.so.1 =&gt; /lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0xb7398000)
      libldap_r-2.4.so.2 =&gt; /usr/lib/libldap_r-2.4.so.2 (0xb7351000)
      libpthread.so.0 =&gt; /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0xb7337000)
      /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xb77e5000)
      libdl.so.2 =&gt; /lib/libdl.so.2 (0xb7333000)
      libz.so.1 =&gt; /lib/libz.so.1 (0xb731e000)
      libk5crypto.so.3 =&gt; /usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3 (0xb72fa000)
      libkrb5support.so.0 =&gt; /usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0 (0xb72f1000)
      libkeyutils.so.1 =&gt; /lib/libkeyutils.so.1 (0xb72ed000)
      libresolv.so.2 =&gt; /lib/libresolv.so.2 (0xb72d9000)
      liblber-2.4.so.2 =&gt; /usr/lib/liblber-2.4.so.2 (0xb72cc000)
      libsasl2.so.2 =&gt; /usr/lib/libsasl2.so.2 (0xb72b4000)
      libgnutls.so.26 =&gt; /usr/lib/libgnutls.so.26 (0xb7218000)
      libtasn1.so.3 =&gt; /usr/lib/libtasn1.so.3 (0xb7207000)
      libgcrypt.so.11 =&gt; /lib/libgcrypt.so.11 (0xb7193000)
      libgpg-error.so.0 =&gt; /lib/libgpg-error.so.0 (0xb718e000)
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  <p>I have checked permissions and have given root appropriate permissions, and I am trying to run postgresql as root.</p>