Re: Document that server will start even if it's unable to open some TCP/IP ports - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Nathan Bossart
Subject Re: Document that server will start even if it's unable to open some TCP/IP ports
Date
Msg-id 20230908042107.GA796803@nathanxps13
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In response to Re: Document that server will start even if it's unable to open some TCP/IP ports  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: Document that server will start even if it's unable to open some TCP/IP ports
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On Thu, Sep 07, 2023 at 07:13:44PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Thu, Sep  7, 2023 at 02:54:13PM -0700, Nathan Bossart wrote:
>> IMO the phrase "open a port" is kind of nonstandard.  I think we should say
>> something along the lines of
>> 
>>     If listen_addresses is not empty, the server will start only if it can
>>     listen on at least one of the specified addresses.  A warning will be
>>     emitted for any addresses that the server cannot listen on.
> 
> Good idea, updated patch attached.

I still think we should say "listen on an address" instead of "open a
port," but otherwise it LGTM.

-- 
Nathan Bossart
Amazon Web Services: https://aws.amazon.com



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