The following bug has been logged online:
Bug reference: 3879
Logged by: David Wheeler
Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PostgreSQL version: 8.3RC1
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.5.1
Description: OS X Start Script should not `cd /Users/postgres`
Details:
The Mac OS X start script (contrib/start-scripts/osx/PostgreSQL) should not
have the recently-added lines `cd /Users/postgres` for the following
reasons:
* Not all systems use that username.
* Even those that use the "postgres" username may not have a home
directory.
* changing to the home directory appears to have no effect whatsoever.
Here is the patch:
--- contrib/start-scripts/osx/PostgreSQL.orig 2008-01-15 16:24:54.000000000
-0800
+++ contrib/start-scripts/osx/PostgreSQL 2008-01-15 16:25:11.000000000
-0800
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
StartService () {
if [ "${POSTGRESQL:=-NO-}" = "-YES-" ]; then
ConsoleMessage "Starting PostgreSQL database server"
- cd /Users/postgres
if [ "${ROTATELOGS}" = "1" ]; then
sudo -u $PGUSER sh -c "${DAEMON} -D '${PGDATA}' 2>&1 |
${LOGUTIL} '${PGLOG}' ${ROTATESEC} &"
else
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@
StopService () {
ConsoleMessage "Stopping PostgreSQL database server"
- cd /Users/postgres
sudo -u $PGUSER $PGCTL stop -D "$PGDATA" -s -m fast
}
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@
if [ "${POSTGRESQL:=-NO-}" = "-YES-" ]; then
ConsoleMessage "Restarting PostgreSQL database server"
# should match StopService:
- cd /Users/postgres
sudo -u $PGUSER $PGCTL stop -D "$PGDATA" -s -m fast
# should match StartService:
if [ "${ROTATELOGS}" = "1" ]; then
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