Re: pg_ctl and port number detection

Florian Pflug wrote:
> On Dec21, 2010, at 03:04 , Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> Actually, if we're going to do this at all, we should do
> >> 
> >>     pid
> >>     datadir
> >>     port
> >>     socketdir
> >>     ... here be dragons ...
> >> 
> >> so that pg_ctl doesn't have to assume the server is running with a
> >> default value of unix_socket_dir.  Not sure what to put in the fourth
> >> line on Windows though ... maybe just leave it empty?
> > 
> > I am curious about the use of the socketdir.  What can that be used for?
> 
> If it's non-default and you want to connect via unix sockets, just knowing
> the port won't help much.

Ah, so pg_ctl is going to use that information too --- good point!

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