Andrew Dunstan wrote: >> For Linux, perhaps some form of lsof with the +D option?
> This actually won't help. In most cases the relevant data directory has > long disappeared out from under the rogue postmaster as part of > buildfarm cleanup. Also, lsof is not universally available. We try to > avoid creating new dependencies if possible. Well, I did say "for Linux" and the reason I suggested lsof is that it does show deleted files which are being held open (or in the suggested command, the pids of processes holding open files in or under the requested directory). However, if you want a solution which works for all OSs, lsof obviously doesn't do the job; and if the directory itself is deleted, +D doesn't help -- you would need to grep the full output Anyway, I guess we don't really need to do anything anyway, so the point is moot. -Kevin -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
