[BUGS] BUG #4435: pg_ctl start doesn't detach when run via SSH

2008-09-23 Thread Hal Black

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:  4435
Logged by:  Hal Black
Email address:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PostgreSQL version: 8.3.3
Operating system:   Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.1 LTS
Description:pg_ctl start doesn't detach when run via SSH
Details: 

When I run "pg_ctl start" via SSH, the database service starts, but it never
returns control to the shell.  If I run the same command from an interactive
shell, it works as expected.

This is with or without the -w option.  Here's an example commandline.

ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] "su -c '/home/appuser/local/bin/pg_ctl start -w -s -D
/home/appuser/postgresql_data' postgres"

This problem exists both when installed from source and when using the
postgresql installed via the debian package manager (of course using a
different path to the pg_ctl binary)

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Re: [BUGS] BUG #4435: pg_ctl start doesn't detach when run via SSH

2008-09-23 Thread Hal Black
That works, but interestingly, I still get a SIGHUP reload sometimes:
LOG:  received SIGHUP, reloading configuration files

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Steve Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hal Black wrote:
>
>> The following bug has been logged online:
>>
>> Bug reference:  4435
>> Logged by:  Hal Black
>> Email address:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> PostgreSQL version: 8.3.3
>> Operating system:   Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.1 LTS
>> Description:pg_ctl start doesn't detach when run via SSH
>> Details:
>> When I run "pg_ctl start" via SSH, the database service starts, but it
>> never
>> returns control to the shell.  If I run the same command from an
>> interactive
>> shell, it works as expected.
>>
>> This is with or without the -w option.  Here's an example commandline.
>>
>> ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] "su -c '/home/appuser/local/bin/pg_ctl start -w -s
>> -D
>> /home/appuser/postgresql_data' postgres"
>>
>> This problem exists both when installed from source and when using the
>> postgresql installed via the debian package manager (of course using a
>> different path to the pg_ctl binary)
>>
>>  try using ssh -t ...
>
>