FOlks,
> The problem seems to be that pg_ctl expects the PID file to be in $PGDATA,
> but the file actually gets written by the postmaster to the actual data
> directory. You can work around this by setting "external_pid_file", but
> this then prevents you from using external_pid_file for another
Hey, folks,
I've noticed a problem with alternate PGDATA locations. Here's how to
reproduce:
On 8.0.2 on RHAS4:
1) Initdb a directory (on my system, /pgdata/pgdata)
2) Move the .conf files to an alternate location ( /etc/pgsql/)
3) Set $PGDATA to the alternate location ( /etc/pgsql )
4) Edit p
