Mischa Sandberg <mischa_sandberg@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Perhaps it's my "test for DB ready" that's the problem? > + while pg_ctl status && ! psql -l; do sleep 1; done >/dev/null 2>&1 I'd bet that the pg_ctl status part is failing. I get exit status 1 from it if there's no server running. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin