Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> My current feeling about it is that setting unix_socket_directory as a >> configuration parameter is only useful to those who are deliberately >> trying to hide their postmaster from regular clients, in which case >> the fact that pg_ctl -w fails could be seen as a feature not a bug. >> The way to make it work is of course the same as for any other >> client, eg put PGHOST=/socket/directory in your environment.
> Is this current TODO item incorrect? Should it be removed? > Have pg_ctl look at PGHOST in case it is a socket directory? I dunno why that's there, but it sure *looks* like it's clueless about the actual behavior of pg_ctl ... regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs