Re: BUG #16080: pg_ctl is failed if a fake cmd.exe exist in the current directory. - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #16080: pg_ctl is failed if a fake cmd.exe exist in the current directory.
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Msg-id 22130.1572097001@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to BUG #16080: pg_ctl is failed if a fake cmd.exe exist in the current directory.  (PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: BUG #16080: pg_ctl is failed if a fake cmd.exe exist in thecurrent directory.
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PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> If a fake cmd.exe exits in the current directory, pg_ctl is failed to
> start.

I do not think this is a bug.  There are probably thousands of ways to
break Postgres by misconfiguring your system, and this is one of 'em.

(Likewise for your identical complaint about pg_upgrade.)

            regards, tom lane



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