Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.com> writes:
> My question is how best to modify the startup script so the postmaster
> fires up when the system is rebooted. I don't see an option to 'su' to
> specify the postgres user's password so I can script this.
Startup scripts invariably run as root, so 'su' isn't going to ask
for a password...
regards, tom lane