"Sean Alphonse" <salphonse1@home.com> writes:
> I am using PostgreSQL version 7.0.2 with RedHat 6.1. When I start up the
> postmaster at the prompt, I get the following response and the session hangs
> and doesn't return to the prompt but I am able to use my databases and
> PostgreSQL. Is this normal or correct?
It is if you start the postmaster like that --- but no one would do so
except for testing purposes. See the Administrator's Guide, especially
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/postmaster-start.htm
regards, tom lane
