imoir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Hello > > Why is the postmaster link to the postgres executable used to run > the postgres server rather than running the postgres executable > directly? I have a client who wishes to use a monitoring > application, and the fact that a link to an executable is used is > causing a problem. Can the reference in the linux startup script be > changed from the postmaster file to the postgres file? It's a single binary with multiple names, which behaves differently depending on which name is used to invoke it. If you start it as 'postmaster', it runs as a daemon and handles incoming connections. If you invoke it as 'postgres', it starts a "standalone backend", which is only used for fixing certain rare problems. So no, invoking it as 'postgres' will keep it from working correctly. -Doug ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
