Re: [GENERAL] Postgres 10.1 fails to start: server did not start intime

Re: Peter J. Holzer 2017-11-12 <20171112173559.m6chmbyf4vz6fu3c@hjp.at>
> Wouldn't it be better to remove the timeout? If some other service
> depends on PostgreSQL it probably shouldn't be startet until PostgreSQL
> is really up and services which don't need PostgreSQL (e.g. SSH or X11
> login or a web- or mail server) shouldn't depend on it.
> 
> One of the purported advantages of systemd over SystemV init is that it
> starts up services in parallel, so a service which takes a long (or
> infinite) time to start doesn't block other services.

If you don't want to block, don't depend on the database service. That
question is independent from the timeout.

Christoph


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