Hello everyone, Do you happen to know how to set the default PGDATESTYLE to SQL instead of ISO? The -o option for pg_ctl does not work (I used: -o PGDATESTYLE=SQL). Also when I started postmaster from my shell (not using the startup script) it worked when I set the environment variable PGDATESTYLE=SQL. Somehow the same trick does not seem to work in the startup script (RedHat). I use BASH. Do you know a solution? Regards, Stephan -- Stephan Richter CBU - Physics and Chemistry Student Web2k - Web Design/Development & Technical Project Management