Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> writes: > On 09/24/2010 10:15 AM, Magnus Hagander wrote: >> In that case, we should probably teach pg_ctl about this case, no? >> Since it clearly gives an incorrect message to the user now...
> pg_ctl decides that the server is running iff it can connect to it. Do > you intend to provide for a different test? Seems like getting a password challenge from the server is sufficient evidence that the server is running, whether we are able to meet the challenge or not. Perhaps we could just twiddle pg_ctl's "is it up" test a bit to notice whether the connect failure was of this sort. (Of course, a "pg_ping" utility would be a better answer, but nobody's gotten around to that in more than ten years, so I'm not holding my breath.) regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers