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On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 07:47:02PM +, Patrick Hayes wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 2465
> Logged by: Patrick Hayes
> Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> PostgreSQL version: 8.1
> Operating system: Window XP
> Description:Ins
Martin Pitt wrote:
> I just played around with external_pid_file in 8.1.4. I noticed that
> the file is created and filled properly, but it is not removed again
> when the server is stopped.
>
Looking at the code I see this comment in
src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
/* Should we remove the p
Euler Taveira de Oliveira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Martin Pitt wrote:
>> I just played around with external_pid_file in 8.1.4. I noticed that
>> the file is created and filled properly, but it is not removed again
>> when the server is stopped.
>>
> Looking at the code I see this comment in
>
Tom Lane wrote:
> Euler Taveira de Oliveira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Martin Pitt wrote:
> >> I just played around with external_pid_file in 8.1.4. I noticed that
> >> the file is created and filled properly, but it is not removed again
> >> when the server is stopped.
> >>
> > Looking at th
Bruce Momjian writes:
> Doesn't removing the file reduce the chances of failing to start later
> in case another postmaster already has that pid?
No, because the external pidfile has zero to do with Postgres' internal
behavior.
Personally I always thought that the external pidfile was a "feature
Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian writes:
> > Doesn't removing the file reduce the chances of failing to start later
> > in case another postmaster already has that pid?
>
> No, because the external pidfile has zero to do with Postgres' internal
> behavior.
>
> Personally I always thought that the
