Re: setproctitle() no longer used? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: setproctitle() no longer used?
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Msg-id 200005102135.RAA01109@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: setproctitle() no longer used?  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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> The Hermit Hacker writes:
> 
> > Well, that would explain that, now, wouldn't it?  did we remove this
> > somewhere along the way? *raised eyebrow* 
> 
> There was no setproctitle in 6.5.* either.
> 
> I'm guessing that the argv[0] = "the string you want" method no longer
> works in FreeBSD 4.0??? In any case, as per previous discussion, I did

I am quite surprised.  I though all BSD's allows this.  It is done using
kvm.  I am not sure the ps thing works in the backend process is swapped
out.

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