The pg_ctl code has this warning:
# FIXME: This is horribly misconceived.
# 1) If password authentication is set up, the connection will fail.
# 2) If a virtual host is set up, the connection may fail.
# 3) If network traffic filters are set up tight enou
Uh, do you have a password configured for the super-user? Could that be
the prompt?
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Daniel Alvarez wrote:
> PostgreSQL 7.2.1 / SUSE Linux 8.0
>
> According to the output of "pg_ctl --help", the -w option (lowercase)
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PostgreSQL 7.2.1 / SUSE Linux
8.0
According to the output of "pg_ctl --help",
the -w option (lowercase)
should force the frontend to wait until the postmaster's startup completes.
Instead it prompts for a password, as with the (-W)
option (uppercase).
Ommiting the option, the frontend stil
