The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4435 Logged by: Hal Black Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PostgreSQL version: 8.3.3 Operating system: Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.1 LTS Description: pg_ctl start doesn't detach when run via SSH Details:
When I run "pg_ctl start" via SSH, the database service starts, but it never returns control to the shell. If I run the same command from an interactive shell, it works as expected. This is with or without the -w option. Here's an example commandline. ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] "su -c '/home/appuser/local/bin/pg_ctl start -w -s -D /home/appuser/postgresql_data' postgres" This problem exists both when installed from source and when using the postgresql installed via the debian package manager (of course using a different path to the pg_ctl binary) -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs