Re: [SOLVED] Re: pgsql8b5 not launching on OSX system start;

hi tom,

> In that case it's a problem in your launch script.  The postmaster
> doesn't even know that such a file exists; it keeps its lock file
> in the data directory.

well, hmmmm.

the launch script is currently simplified (for testing) to just the
pid-checking-if-stmt + the single line launch cmd.  there's honestly not much
left to have a problem with ...

note that my cmd line refers to the conf file, which has the external PID id'd
in it:

     external_pid_file = '/var/run/postgresql.pid'

i've set it up to be (eventually) watched by a watchdog app ...

so, wouldn't (a) the postmaster know abt the PID file, and (b) check for its
existence?

or am i misunderstanding the purpose/use of the external pid?

cheers,

richard