Re: [HACKERS] Question about postmaster processes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Question about postmaster processes
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Msg-id 199812082020.PAA17724@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Question about postmaster processes  ("Chris Williams" <chris_d_williams@itd.sterling.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Question about postmaster processes
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> Since I have upgraded to postgres 6.4, when I do a "ps -ef |
> grep post", I get a list of postmaster processes.  With 6.3.2
> of postgres, I would have one postmaster process and many
> different posgres processes.  Is this normal 6.4?  All I do is
> start the postmaster process with the -i option.  Any help would
> be great

We no longer exec() new postgres backends, but just fork the
postmaster.  Faster, but your platform doesn't seem to support 'ps'
args changes that we have made in the backend.  What platform are
you using?

To find the postmaster, just get the parent of all the postmaster-named
processes.


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