Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > > Doesn't removing the file reduce the chances of failing to start later > > in case another postmaster already has that pid? > > No, because the external pidfile has zero to do with Postgres' internal > behavior. > > Personally I always thought that the external pidfile was a "feature" > we should have rejected. It can never be a particularly reliable guide > to what PG is doing, the more especially so if the program looking at it > isn't doing any cross-checking, as the OP seems not to be doing.
Oh, it is the "external" file, not the one we automatically create in the /data directory. -- Bruce Momjian http://candle.pha.pa.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
