BAD SU operator at Postgresql startup (during boot) - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Hal Shearer
Subject BAD SU operator at Postgresql startup (during boot)
Date
Msg-id 200505171053.AA631832696@lynchburg.net
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Responses Re: BAD SU operator at Postgresql startup (during boot)  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-novice
Hello.

I am new to Postgresql and I am having a problem with starting it in FreeBSD at boot time.

(Also, my user account is pgsql not postgresql)

Presently, I have this command in my /etc/rc.conf file:
su pgsql -c "/usr/local/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data"

Postgresql does start at bootup and the ports are listening (5432).  However, every 5-10 minutes a message pops up on
theconsole screen: 
su: in prompt_echo_off(): tcgetattr(): Inappropriate ioctl for device
su: BAD SU operator to pgsql on tty

and then a message appears in mail:


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