Re: pgsql: Perform an immediate shutdown if the postmaster.pid file is remo

Tom Lane wrote:
> Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> writes:
> > The log contains a misleading output following the removal of the pid file:
>
> > 2015-10-09 15:39:32 BST [31507]: [4-1] user=,db=,client= LOG:  could
> > not open file "postmaster.pid": No such file or directory
> > 2015-10-09 15:39:32 BST [31507]: [5-1] user=,db=,client= LOG:
> > performing immediate shutdown because data directory lock file is
> > invalid
> > 2015-10-09 15:39:32 BST [31507]: [6-1] user=,db=,client= LOG:
> > received immediate shutdown request
> > 2015-10-09 15:39:32 BST [31556]: [1-1] user=,db=,client= WARNING:
> > terminating connection because of crash of another server process
> > 2015-10-09 15:39:32 BST [31556]: [2-1] user=,db=,client= DETAIL:  The
> > postmaster has commanded this server process to roll back the current
> > transaction and exit, because another server process exited abnormally
> > and possibly corrupted shared memory.
> > 2015-10-09 15:39:32 BST [31556]: [3-1] user=,db=,client= HINT:  In a
> > moment you should be able to reconnect to the database and repeat your
> > command.
>
> Looks as-expected to me.  We're forcing a panic stop.

I think he's complaining that the final HINT is misleading.

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