Now that we've renamed the server binary to "postgres", what is the status on use of the name "postmaster"? Is it now deprecated? And if not, is there any point in keeping it around?
I've come across the occasional reference to "postmaster" in the FAQs and I was thinking that this would confuse newer users. Anyone getting started with postgres since the rename probably won't know what a "postmaster" is. Phrases like "check whether the postmaster is running" won't make any sense. The manual (16.3 Starting the Database Server, and 1.2 Architectural Fundamentals) now seems quite clear that "the database server program is called postgres". Seems it would be best to apply this nomenclature consistently, and simply drop the name "postmaster" from use. Comments? Regards, BJ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org