Add to TODO: * Exit postmaster if postgresql.conf can not be opened
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Treat wrote: > On Sun, 2003-06-08 at 11:50, Tom Lane wrote: > > > > While experimenting with this, I noted that the postmaster will not > > complain if postgresql.conf is not found --- though it will complain if > > it finds the file but can't read it (eg permission failures). It seems > > to me this is a bug, or at any rate a bad idea. There should be at least > > a warning message if the postgresql.conf file isn't found, and quite > > possibly the postmaster should refuse to start at all, on the grounds > > that you may have pointed it to a a bogus data directory. > > > > Any opinions about this out there? > > > > IIRC this was going to be addressed in the "option to put config files > anywhere" patch. if not it should at least issue a warning. I'd > actually be in favor of explicit error/refusal to start if it didn't > seem so draconian. > > Robert Treat > -- > Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster