On Dec21, 2010, at 03:04 , Bruce Momjian wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: >> Actually, if we're going to do this at all, we should do >> >> pid >> datadir >> port >> socketdir >> ... here be dragons ... >> >> so that pg_ctl doesn't have to assume the server is running with a >> default value of unix_socket_dir. Not sure what to put in the fourth >> line on Windows though ... maybe just leave it empty? > > I am curious about the use of the socketdir. What can that be used for?
If it's non-default and you want to connect via unix sockets, just knowing the port won't help much. best regards, Florian Pflug -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers