"Lane Van Ingen" <lvaningen@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > QUESTION: what are the few last steps that PostgreSQL does when it starts > up? I am looking for things that I can check to be sure it has completed > installation (from a script) before allowing the script to proceed to the > next step, like: I'm confused about whether you are talking about installation or server startup. If installation, shouldn't your script just be waiting for the subprocess to exit? As for server startup, the best procedure is the one pg_ctl uses: try to make a connection, if fail, sleep a second or so and try again. regards, tom lane
