I think you're better off to use the official documentation. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/ (chose the docs for the version you're running on the right side of that page). The docs you're currently referencing are for 7.0 - which is stone-age postgresql. On Wednesday 20 December 2006 11:57, Bob Pawley wrote: > Here's the url http://fusion.gat.com/~osborne/dbdoc/postgres/postmaster.htm > > Bob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Huxton" <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Raymond O'Donnell" <rod@xxxxxx> > Cc: "Postgresql" <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 11:43 AM > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Starting Postgresql > > > Raymond O'Donnell wrote: > >> On 20 Dec 2006 at 11:12, Bob Pawley wrote: > >>> which in PostgreSQL is???? > >> > >> It's not in PostgreSQL - it's the shell of your operating system. In > >> Windows, you get that either by clicking Start -> Run and typing > >> "command" or "cmd" (depending on your version of windows), or by > >> clicking on Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Command prompt. > > > > But in any case, you probably don't want to start it like that. On > > Windows you probably want to go into the service manager (in > > administrative tools iirc) and on Linux something like > > /etc/init.d/postgresql start - that way you'll get the proper startup > > sequence, setting any environment variables and redirecting logging etc. > > > > By the way - what page were you quoting that intruction from? I don't > > recognise it. I'm particularly puzzled because it referred to "Postgres" > > rather than "PostgreSQL". > > > > -- > > Richard Huxton > > Archonet Ltd > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly -- UC -- Open Source Solutions 4U, LLC 1618 Kelly St Phone: +1 707 568 3056 Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Cell: +1 650 302 2405 United States Fax: +1 707 568 6416
