empty database directory causing database startup errors

[ghost]

I am having trouble deploying to a custom directory /opt/data1

$ cat /etc/lsb-release ; uname -a
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS"
Linux postgesql-1 3.13.0-45-generic #74-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 13 19:36:28 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

TASK: [PostgreSQL | Restart PostgreSQL] ***************************************
failed: [postgres_1] => {"failed": true}
msg: * Stopping PostgreSQL 9.3 database server

• Error: pid file is invalid, please manually kill the stale server process.
  ...fail!
• Starting PostgreSQL 9.3 database server
• Error: Port conflict: another instance is already running on /var/run/postgresql with port 5432
  ...fail!

FATAL: all hosts have already failed -- aborting

PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************
to retry, use: --limit @/home/mark/postgres.retry

postgres_1 : ok=9 changed=8 unreachable=0 failed=1

so I removed the .pid and now postgres won't start

TASK: [PostgreSQL | Ensure PostgreSQL is running] *****************************
failed: [postgres_1] => {"failed": true}
msg: * Starting PostgreSQL 9.3 database server

• The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output:
  2015-03-03 05:21:20 UTC FATAL: "/opt/data1/9.3/main" is not a valid data directory
  2015-03-03 05:21:20 UTC DETAIL: File "/opt/data1/9.3/main/PG_VERSION" is missing.
  ...fail!

FATAL: all hosts have already failed -- aborting

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I looked at /opt/data1/9.3/main and the directory is empty.

[ghost]

this problem only occurs if I change the data directory in the defaults/main.yml to /opt/data1.

[ghost]

Duplicate of: Errors when defining postgresql_pg_hba_default and postgresql_data_directory #42

[aoyawale]

Is this still an issue?

[aoyawale]

This can be closed as it has been addressed in other tickets.

[ghost]

I don't know. I am able to move data directories fine so you can close this.