diff --git a/package/base/postgresql/postgresql.desc b/package/base/postgresql/postgresql.desc
index bdb3027da..62851752c 100644
--- a/package/base/postgresql/postgresql.desc
+++ b/package/base/postgresql/postgresql.desc
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 
 [L] OpenSource
 [S] Stable
-[V] 8.1.4
+[V] postgresql-8.2.6
 [P] X --?--5---9 157.400
 
-[D] 766548965 postgresql-8.1.4.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.de.postgresql.org/mirror/postgresql/v8.1.4/  
+[D] 3580003969 postgresql-8.2.6.tar.bz2 http://ftp.de.postgresql.org/mirror/postgresql//source/v8.2.6/
 
diff --git a/package/base/postgresql/postgresql.init b/package/base/postgresql/postgresql.init
index b9449abb0..73d9ba38d 100644
--- a/package/base/postgresql/postgresql.init
+++ b/package/base/postgresql/postgresql.init
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 main_begin
 
    block_begin(start, `Starting PostgreSQL Server.')
-       check(`(su postgres -c "D_prefix/bin/postmaster -i -S")')
+       check(`(su postgres -c "D_prefix/bin/postgres -i&")')
    block_end
 
    block_begin(stop, `Stopping PostgreSQL Server.')
-       check(`killall postmaster')
+       check(`killall postgres')
    block_end
 
    block_begin(restart, `Restarting PostgreSQL Server.')
-       check(`killall -1 postmaster')
+       check(`killall -1 postgres')
    block_end
 
 main_end