On 6 October 2010 15:44, Georgi Ivanov <georgi.r.ivanov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > I wander why i see several postgres server processes with different PIDs > I don't mean those normal query processes. I see several of these: > /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/postgres -D /database/postgresql/8.4/main -c > config_file=/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf > With different pids. Is this normal ? > This is normal. Postgres is said to have a multi-process architecture (which is often contrasted with a multi threaded architecture). The number of processes isn't very predictable. -- Regards, Peter Geoghegan -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general