On 07/01/2014 19:47, Susan Cassidy wrote: > When I start postgres using postgres -D $PGDATA, it hangs, and I see > that postgres and all the other attendant processes are running, but I > never get my prompt back. > > If I hit ctl/C, postgres ends running. > > I can't seem to figure out why. You're running the postgres program directly in the foreground, rather than as a daemon. This is handy for trying things out, but you'll generally want to start and stop it using the package's control scripts. On Debian, for example: /etc/init.d/postgresql start or service postgresql start Or you can use pg_ctl: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/app-pg-ctl.html HTH, Ray. -- Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland rod@xxxxxx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
