Poul Kristensen <bcc5226@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > One off my Postgres installations shows no data directory in the ps. > I think it is a good thing, but can't see any difference in the > postgresql.conf in the name data_directory in pg_settings when comparing to > other Postgres installations. Postgres itself wouldn't ever take any action to show (or hide) that information in "ps" output. I suppose that some of your postmasters were started with an explicit -D switch on their command line and some were not, and that that is the cause of the difference you're seeing. 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