These messages from pg_ctl are not useful $ pg_ctl -D nonexistent stop pg_ctl: PID file "nonexistent/postmaster.pid" does not exist Is server running?
The message should say pg_ctl: Data Directory "nonexistent" does not exist $ pg_ctl -D nonexistent start postgres cannot access the server configuration file "/usr/local/pgsql/nonexistent/postgresql.conf": No such file or directory server starting The message should say pg_ctl: Data Directory "nonexistent" does not exist and should not say "server starting" at all. Any objections to changing them? -- Simon Riggs 2ndQuadrant http://www.2ndQuadrant.com ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
