On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 01:12:07PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > > Except that on Solaris, ps -ef _always_ shows "postmaster", even for > > the individual back ends. > > Right, but if you see a backend then you can figure the system is up.
Oops, good point. (And in any case, on Solaris you also have the ucb ps, so it makes no difference.) A -- Andrew Sullivan | [EMAIL PROTECTED] The fact that technology doesn't work is no bar to success in the marketplace. --Philip Greenspun ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html