[ale] Postgresql start issues

[Doug Hall]

The most bothersome message I see is the last one:

FATAL:  could not load pg_hba.conf

If it can't load the pg_hba.conf file, it can't tell what forms of
authentication you are permitting. Are you starting the process as the
postgres user? If not, this is the standard way to do that. Perhaps
file permissions are getting in the way if not. Could file permissions
have changed? Perhaps it didn't shut down properly. Check the log file
to make sure it has. Otherwise, it might be a stale socket that's not
letting it start properly.

Doug