pgsql resource fails to start or stop with 'unknown error' in pacemaker cluster.

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Issue

  • Below error is observed for ocf:heartbeat:pgsql resource in a pacemaker cluster:

    'unknown error' (1): call=28, status=Timed Out, exitreason='In PostgreSQL 9.3 or higher, socketdir can't be empty if you define unix_socket_directories in the postgresql.conf.'

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, 8 with the High Availability Add On
  • PostgreSQL 9.3 or higher

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