Postgres server not starting due to already active replication slot

Query on the primary instance is always running After creating a replica, the query SELECT * from pg_stat_activity where state = 'active' and pid = XXXX and

We can have multiple replication slots for a single database; each slot has its own state allowing different consumers to receive changes from

replication slot does not exist errmsg(replication slot %s is active for PID %d, NameStr, active_pid))); } else if ConditionVariableCancelSleep(); * no sleep

replication slot already exists The Slot Name field is a unique, cluster-wide identifier for the replication slot · The Slot Type field is the slot type