Re: Re: [PATCHES] A Sparc/Linux patch (for 7.1), and a Linux rc.d/init.d script....

> On Sun, 4 Feb 2001, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> 
> > Ryan Kirkpatrick writes:
> > 
> > >     postgresql -> This is a Linux distribution independent (or so I
> > > hope) init.d/rc.d script that makes use of pg_ctl. There is currently a
> > > few in ./contrib/linux of the pgsql source tree, but they are RedHat
> > > specific. This one is simple and self contained. Might be worth adding to
> > > the other scripts.
> > 
> > I don't see how this can be more independent if it uses
> > 
> > DAEMON=/home/postgres/bin/pg_ctl
> 
>     Ooops.... That is my mistake... Should have been
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl. I have /usr/local/pgsql/ symlinked to /home
> (where there is more, faster disk space). I can submit a patch, or can
> some one just fix it?

Change made.

> > LOG="/usr/local/pgsql/server.log"
> 
>     What is wrong with that? There really is no standard on where to
> put the log file, so it is either here or /var/log.
> 
> > su - postgres sh -c "$DAEMON stop >& /dev/null"
> 
>     Hmm... What is wrong here, besides the '>&'? The '>&' can be
> replaced with '2>&1 >' if that is more standard.
> 

Change made.

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