[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > shangwu ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug with a severity of 3 > The lower the number the more severe it is. > > Short Description > pg_ctl doesn't act properly for option -w > > Long Description > If you start postmaster at some port number other than 5432 by pg_ctl with option >-w, it doesn't block any more. > The problem is that pg_ctl calls "psql -l" to check if the postmaster is started. >Running psql without correct port number gets immediately failed with error exit >code.
Alas, inside pg_ctl, there is this comment: # 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 enough, the connection # may fail. # 4) When no Unix domain sockets are available, the connection will # fail. (Using TCP/IP by default ain't better.) # 5) When a different port is configured, the connection will fail # or go to the wrong server. # 6) If the dynamic loader is not set up correctly (for this user/at # this time), psql will fail (to find libpq). # 7) If psql is misconfigured, this may fail. Feel free to send in a patch. :-) -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]