The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4006 Logged by: David Schweikert Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PostgreSQL version: 8.3.0 Operating system: Linux Description: pg_ctl assumes that all config files lie in data_directory Details:
pg_ctl doesn't work if you put postgresql.conf in a different directory than the database data files. According to the documentation, this is however considered a good practice: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/runtime-config-file-locations .html -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your Subscription: http://mail.postgresql.org/mj/mj_wwwusr?domain=postgresql.org&extra=pgsql-bugs