Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@2ndquadrant.com> writes: > How about having it sleep for a short while, then try again?
I could get behind that, but I don't think the delay should be more than 100ms or so. It's important for the postmaster to acquire the lock (or not) pretty quickly, or pg_ctl is going to get confused. If we keep it short, we can also dispense with the log spam you were suggesting. (Actually, I wonder if this type of scenario isn't going to confuse pg_ctl already --- it might think the lockfile belongs to the postmaster *it* started, not some pre-existing one. Does that matter?) regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers