Uh, do you have a password configured for the super-user? Could that be the prompt?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Alvarez wrote: > PostgreSQL 7.2.1 / SUSE Linux 8.0 > > According to the output of "pg_ctl --help", the -w option (lowercase) > should force the frontend to wait until the postmaster's startup completes. > Instead it prompts for a password, as with the (-W) option (uppercase). > Ommiting the option, the frontend still blocks until the end of startup. > > The behavior described is trivial and I won't bother you with unnecessary details. > For reproduction, invoke > > pg_ctl start -w -l somelog -o "-i" -D somecluster > > and you'll be prompted for a password. > > This was correctly implemented in version 7.1.3 and may require a > change in the invocing scripts when upgrading to version 7.2.1. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
