Aaron Hillegass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have a script that must start the postmaster before continuing, so I
> do this:
> sudo -u postgres /Library/PostgreSQL/bin/pg_ctl -w start
This is not going to work very well because sudo doesn't update the
environment --- for example if PGUSER is set in your environment then
that's the username pg_ctl will try to use to connect with. Perhaps
try
sudo su -l postgres -c '/Library/PostgreSQL/bin/pg_ctl -w start'
regards, tom lane
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