Re: [HACKERS] postmaster.pid not visible - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] postmaster.pid not visible
Date
Msg-id 27595.1216320195@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] postmaster.pid not visible  (Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] postmaster.pid not visible
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Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org> writes:
> Moving to -general. -hackers is for discussion about PG development.
> On Jul 16, 2008, at 1:10 AM, cinu wrote:
>> Can anyone throw light on why the postmaster.pid was not visible,

> My guess would be that something went in and removed the .pid file.

I was wondering if the postmaster was running in some other data
directory than the OP thought.  I've never heard of anything just
randomly removing a .pid file from a data directory; and it would
be extremely dangerous if that did happen, since the pidfile is the
main interlock against starting two postmasters in the same directory.

            regards, tom lane

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