Multiple postmasters running from same directory - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Vikas Sharma
Subject Multiple postmasters running from same directory
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Msg-id CAN6gwKzz8XLQwvs117eXAOWmYxXEOZqdqv-zCaVLTWyyTZMiTQ@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: Multiple postmasters running from same directory  (Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>)
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Hi,

We are running Postgresql 9.4 with streaming replication and repmgr. Operating system is RHEL6.8

On the master I can see multiple postmaster processes from the same data directory. 

ps -ef |grep -i postgres|grep postm
postgres  81440      1  0 Jan31 ?        00:11:37 /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/postmaster -D /var/lib/pgsql/9.4/data
postgres  97072  81440  0 12:17 ?        00:00:00 /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/postmaster -D /var/lib/pgsql/9.4/data
postgres  97074  81440  0 12:17 ?        00:00:00 /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/postmaster -D /var/lib/pgsql/9.4/data

The streaming replication with one standby looks fine.

I was expecting to see only one postmaster process instead of three and the time shown in PS output for two extra processes changes to current time with every PS command I enter. Secondly, I logfile is full of "Incomplete startup packet" message.

I need help from you experts, Is this the right behaviour of postgres? what could have gone wrong in my case.

Best Regards
Vikas

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