# Postgresql fails to start on focal

**URL:** <https://travis-ci.community/t/postgresql-fails-to-start-on-focal/9396>\
**Category:** Travis CI Discussions & Feedback\
**Created:** [July 20, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/postgresql-fails-to-start-on-focal/9396 "2020-07-20T18:43:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![kaczowkad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8491ac/32.png) [@kaczowkad](https://travis-ci.community/u/kaczowkad)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/postgresql-fails-to-start-on-focal/9396/1 "2020-07-20T18:43:27Z")

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Postgres 12 had been running on focal for the past several weeks without issue. Something changed after July 17, 2020. Postgres 12 is now failing to start

```auto
0.90s$ travis_setup_postgresql 12
Starting PostgreSQL v12
Job for postgresql@12-main.service failed because the service did not take the steps required by its unit configuration.
See "systemctl status postgresql@12-main.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
sudo systemctl start postgresql@12-main

```

Jobs that passed last week are failing this week because postgres does not start. Did something change with the postgresql 12 configuration?

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**Author:** ![kaczowkad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8491ac/32.png) [@kaczowkad](https://travis-ci.community/u/kaczowkad)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/postgresql-fails-to-start-on-focal/9396/2 "2020-07-21T12:19:46Z")

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Postgres 12 is working this morning on focal. No changes made to the setup.