PostgreSQL 91 does not start automatically

[Vincent Habchi]

> as I noted above, there is nothing I can discern in posgresql91.log that shows any attempt was made to run anything. Nevertheless, when I typed
> 
> 	$ sudo port load postgresql91-server
> 
> I got the message that the port was already loaded. Yet, it was not running. So, I unloaded the port and then loaded it again, and the db started fine.

Did you check the ownership and permissions of your ${prefix}/var/db/postgresql91 directory and subdirectories?

Vincent