Re: postmaster does not shut down

John Smith wrote:
> I just deleted the pid file and started PG again. I guess closing the
> window kills it?

Ahhh... you started PostgreSQL from a cygwin window with:

$ pg_ctl start

and then closed the window?  It does seem to like keeping the window
open.  Have you tried starting it using postmaster instead?

$ postmaster -D /path/to/your/data/directory -i

Not sure that will work, but it's a though.

When PostgreSQL is configured to start as a service, it seems to be much
easier.  You can then just start it from the "Services" part of the
Windows control panel (depending which operating system you're using of
course).

:-)

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift


> John


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