On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 02:43, mlw wrote: > PostgreSQL Extended Configuration Patch ... > --- Run-time process ID --- > postmaster -R /var/run/postmaster.pid > > This will direct PostgreSQL to write its process ID number > to a file, /var/run/postgresql.conf > > --- postgresql.conf options --- ... > The "-R" option on the command line overrides the > "runtime_pidfile" in the configuration file.
I raised the possibility of moving the pid file only last week. Tom pointed out that it acts as a lock on the database to prevent two postmasters' trying to manage the same database. As such it should NOT be a configurable parameter. -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight, UK http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C ======================================== "And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear ye not; for I know that ye seek Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; for he is risen, as he said...Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh." Matthew 28:5,6; 24:44 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
