On Wed, 2002-07-10 at 00:09, Lamar Owen wrote: > On Tuesday 09 July 2002 04:17 pm, Hannu Krosing > > It is quite easy to both check for a running postmaster and start/stop > > one. > > Not when there is no ps in your path. Or pg_ctl for that matter. Nor is > there necessarily a /proc tree waiting to be exploited. We're talking the > anaconda environment, which is tailored for OS installation and upgrading. > You cannot start a postmaster; you cannot check to see if one is running -- > you can't even check to see if you're in the anaconda chroot or not, so that > you can use more tools if not in the OS installation mode. Again -- the > total OS upgrade path is a big part of this scenario, as far as the RPM's are > concerned. The Debian package may or may not have as grievous a structure.
No. I don't have anything like your problems to contend with! I can and do copy the old binaries and libraries in the pre-removal script, which means I have a pretty good chance of accomplishing an upgrade without user intervention. If I had your problems I'd give up! ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])