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Error message: Not running

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
macos, postgresql
Domain
database, desktop

Research direction

The payload names no source files, tests, or code entry points; begin by reproducing the failure in PostgresApp and reviewing the attached server-log screenshot. Done means identifying why the app reports “Not running” and documenting a verified fix for the startup failure.

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Description

I cannot start the app: the error "Not running" appears.

Bildschirmfoto 2021-01-15 um 13 08 55

The server log looks like this:

Bildschirmfoto 2021-01-15 um 13 09 21

I have uninstalled and re-installed everything but this does not help.

How can I fix this?

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Merged PRs (30d)
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