Dear Gurus,
I *think* I found something that is at least strange, if not a bug.
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Abstract: setting unix_socket_directory in postgresql.conf seems to confuse
pg_ctl so that it starts postmaster but can't see it running so reports as
"failed"
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Details:
1. Debian "Woody" Linux, appropriate postgresql (7.2.1) and php4 packages
installed.
2. I did my best to put 7.2.1 out of the way without uninstalling it, since
the php4-pgsql package depends on it.
3. Downloaded and unzipped postgresql-7.4 (also tried 7.4RC2 last weekend).
Configured to default port 5440 ("40" as in "(7.)4.0"). Compiled,
regress-tested, installed, initdb.
4. Configured postgresql.conf to use
unix_socket_directory = '/var/run/postgresql'
since Debian's php package requires socket files to be there.
5. Starting with
bin/pg_ctl -w -D data -l data/logfile
causes postmaster to start, but pg_ctl keeps sleeping and re-checking,
then gives up. However, postmaster runs, with socket files in the given
directory.
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I know workarounds (the ugliest being "recompile php", or the simpler
"symlink the socket files from /tmp"). What I'm concerned is if I'm doing
something wrong, or is it an existent bug in Postgresql.
If needed, I can give detailed information (please specify) about my system,
or even try compiling and installing different versions with different
settings. I just don't have any ideas what to try and what not to.
TIA,
G.
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