i am trying to debug a locking problem in our database. i currently am starting postgres using this: '/usr/bin/postmaster -B 256 -S -D /ssms -i' i am trying to start it with the debugging option, -d 9, following the advise of a friend. but i can't get it to start. i have tried: '/usr/bin/postmaster -B 256 -d9 -D /ssms -i' '/usr/bin/postmaster -B 256 -d 9 -D /ssms -i' '/usr/bin/postmaster -B 256 -d [9] -D /ssms -i' '/usr/bin/postmaster -B 256 -d [3] -D /ssms -i' the last of which seems to let me into the database in another terminal, but in the terminal where i started it, it never gives me the bash prompt after starting. i understand that i can have postmaster start and then in a terminal real-time (or almost) show me everything it is doing -- so when it locks i can see where / why. am i going about this correctly?? jt
