Is this just me or did anyone actually think about adding a UPS to the machine and monitor it with NUT ? That way the machine would shut down properly, making the whole stale pid-file issue irrelevant. UC On Wednesday 27 April 2005 13:41, Tom Lane wrote: > Philip Hallstrom <postgresql@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > Although I like having a separate startup script that runs first to go > > around removing this and other things as well... > > I think most Unix variants have a specific bootup script that's charged > with doing exactly that; if you can find it, that's a good place to add > a line for postmaster.pid. > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend -- Open Source Solutions 4U, LLC 2570 Fleetwood Drive Phone: +1 650 872 2425 San Bruno, CA 94066 Cell: +1 650 302 2405 United States Fax: +1 650 872 2417 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq