I can't reproduce this problem on 7.4.4, and I don't see any changes that were made between 7.4.3 to 7.4.4. We had this bug, but it was fixed in 2001.
The pg_ctl arguments are kept in /data/postmaster.opts. Can you show a reproducable test case? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PostgreSQL Bugs List wrote: > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 1224 > Logged by: David Maggard > > Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > PostgreSQL version: 7.4.3 > > Operating system: Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0 Update 1 > > Description: Restarting postgres appends extra -D argument > > Details: > > I installed from the src, I am using > /postgresql-7.4.3/contrib/startup-scripts/linux, I have found that > restarting postgresql via the sysV script or pg_ctl like either of the > following: > service postgres restart > pg_ctl restart -D /usr/local/pgsql/data > > results in an extra '-D /usr/local/pgsql/data' being appended each time it > is done, you can see this by running either of the following after each > restart: > service postgres status > pg_ctl status -D /usr/local/pgsql/data > > this isn't a problem for me, but I thought it might be a potential problem > for someone else > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your > joining column's datatypes do not match > -- 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 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]