Running PostgreSQL with Supervisord
/etc/init.d/postgresql start

#!/bin/sh

# This script is run by Supervisor to start PostgreSQL 9.1 in foreground mode

if [ -d /var/run/postgresql ]; then
    chmod 2775 /var/run/postgresql
else
    install -d -m 2775 -o postgres -g postgres /var/run/postgresql
fi

exec su postgres -c "/usr/lib/postgresql/9.1/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/postgresql/9.1/main -c config_file=/etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf"

[program:postgres]
user=root
group=root
command=/usr/local/bin/run_postgresql.sh
autostart=true
autorestart=true
stderr_logfile=/home/www-data/logs/postgres_err.log
stdout_logfile=/home/www-data/logs/postgres_out.log
redirect_stderr=true
stopsignal=QUIT

/etc/init.d/postgresql

# create socket directory
if [ -d /var/run/postgresql ]; then
    chmod 2775 /var/run/postgresql
else
install -d -m 2775 -o postgres -g postgres /var/run/postgresql
fi