Dear Gurus, ============================================================================ POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE ============================================================================
Your name : Gabor Szucs Your email address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] System Configuration --------------------- Architecture (example: Intel Pentium) : Intel Pentium 2 Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) : Debian "Woody" 2.4.21 Elf PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-7.4): PostgreSQL-7.4 Compiler used (example: gcc 2.95.2) : gcc 2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease) Please enter a FULL description of your problem: ------------------------------------------------ Abstract: setting unix_socket_directory in postgresql.conf seems to confuse pg_ctl so that it starts postmaster but can't see it running so reports as "failed" Please describe a way to repeat the problem. Please try to provide a concise reproducible example, if at all possible: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Details: 1. Debian "Woody" Linux, appropriate postgresql (7.2.1) and php4 packages installed. 2. I did my best to put 7.2.1 out of the way without uninstalling it, since the php4-pgsql package depends on it. 3. Downloaded and unzipped postgresql-7.4 (also tried 7.4RC2 last weekend). Configured to default port 5440 ("40" as in "(7.)4.0"). Compiled, regress-tested, installed, initdb. 4. Configured postgresql.conf to use unix_socket_directory = '/var/run/postgresql' since Debian's php package requires socket files to be there. 5. Starting with bin/pg_ctl -w -D data -l data/logfile causes postmaster to start, but pg_ctl keeps sleeping and re-checking, then gives up. However, postmaster runs, with socket files in the given directory. --------------------- cut here --------------------- It seems my mail didn't hit the list, so I re-send it with the standard bug template. I know workarounds (the ugliest being "recompile php", or the simpler "symlink the socket files from /tmp"). What I'm concerned is if I'm doing something wrong, or is it an existent bug in Postgresql. If needed, I can give detailed information (please specify) about my system, or even try compiling and installing different versions with different settings. I just don't have any ideas what to try and what not to so guide me how to help you. --------------------- cut here --------------------- G. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend