zhong ming wu <mr.z.m.wu@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > postgres user has both rsync and ssh in its path but is it possible > that it is not using $PATH ? > One other thing is that just before the error the postgres was > restarted by other admin with rc.d/postgresql command > instead of pg_ctl which is what I normally use. Perhaps > rc.d/postgresql command does not work well with WAL sending command? I'd bet that the other way failed to start the postmaster with the expected value of $PATH. Take a close look at the script and see if it causes postgres' login environment to be installed or not (ie, su -l not just su). regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general