In this section https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/tutorial-arch.html, no other names for the main process are listed.
> 13 лип. 2026 р. о 10:45 Laurenz Albe <[email protected]> пише: > > On Mon, 2026-07-13 at 10:25 +0300, Yaroslav Saburov wrote: >>> What is the name of the process used here? 12 лип. 2026 р. о 10:12 Laurenz >>> Albe <[email protected]> пише: >>> >>> On Sun, 2026-07-12 at 07:46 +0300, Yaroslav Saburov wrote: >>>> postgres@sql:~$ cat /pgdatabase/data/postmaster.pid >>>> 58 >>>> /pgdatabase/data >>>> 1783830699 >>>> 5432 >>>> /var/run/postgresql >>>> localhost >>>> 24381256 0 >>>> ready >>>> postgres@sql:~$ ps 58 >>>> PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND >>>> 58 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/lib/postgresql/18/bin/postgres -D >>>> /pgdatabase/data -c config_file=/etc/postgresql/18/main/postgresql.conf >>>> >>>> Show me process postmaster? >>> >>> You found it! >>> >>> "Postmaster" is not the name of the executable or the process title (any >>> more), >>> it is just what we call that process. It is a technical term. >> >> You're wrong. >> >> Let's take a look: >> >> Section 18.3.1 >> >> HINT: Is another postmaster already running on port 5432? > > I don't see the connection. > But since you know enough to be certain that I am wrong, I am clearly not > in a position to be of assistance. > > Yours, > Laurenz Albe
