The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 4128 Logged by: Gary Jay Peters Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PostgreSQL version: 8.3.1 Operating system: Linux/Debian Description: The postmaster.opts.default file is begin ignored Details:
1st, I already have a work-round, but I wanted to let someone know about the problem. 2nd, we are installing from source code and compiling the application ourselves. The problem -- As I understand it, the only the "pg_ctl" command uses the "postmaster.opts.default" file; it uses the arguments within "postmaster.opts.default" when spawning the "postmaster" process. In older versions (such as "7.4.2"), the file "postgresql-X.X.X/contrib/start-scripts/linux" uses "pg_ctl" (see variable "DAEMON") to start the "postmaster" process. Because of this, the arguments within the "postmaster.opts.default" file are use. In newer version (I am using "8.2.5", but "8.3.1" appears to handle it the same way), the file "postgresql-X.X.X/contrib/start-scripts/linux" does not use "pg_ctl" (see variable "PGCTL") to start the "postmaster" process. Because of this, the arguments within the "postmaster.opts.default" file are ignored. Quickly looking through the source code, I found that the only file to reference "postmaster.opts.default" is "/postgresql-X.X.X/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c". My work-around is to mutate the "postgresql-X.X.X/contrib/start-scripts/linux" file adding a line "DAEMON_START_ARGS=`[ -f $PGDATA/postmaster.opts.default ] && cat $PGDATA/postmaster.opts.default`" and then changing each occurrence of "$DAEMON -D '$PGDATA'" to "$DAEMON $DAEMON_START_ARGS -D '$PGDATA'". Lastly, to quote from the "postgresql-X.X.X/contrib/start-scripts/linux" file, "What to use to start up the postmaster (we do NOT use pg_ctl for this, as it adds no value and can cause the postmaster to misrecognize a stale lock file)". Gary Jay Peters Database Management Services / HomeCU (877) 670-2984 x 12 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
