Euler Taveira de Oliveira wrote: > Martin Pitt wrote: > > For example, "psql -l" is a convenient > > method to check whether the postmaster is running at all, > > finished with startup and ready for connections. > > Why not just "pg_ctl status"?
That doesn't check whether the server is actually answering requests. And it cannot check remote hosts. -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate