Re:

You are probably not telling Postgres to run in the background.  You should
use the -S parameter.  IE: postgres -S -i -D /usr/local/pgsql/data

For full info on the startup options, do a man postmaster from your
shell.  Or take a look at the administration docs.


At 01:05 PM 7/14/00, Sean Alphonse wrote:
>Pressing enter doesn't solve the problem.
>
>Sean.
>
>____________________________________________________________________________
>_______
>
>On Fri, Jul 14, 2000 at 10:04:04AM -0500, Sean Alphonse wrote:
> > Hello.
> > I am using PostgreSQL version 7.0.2 with RedHat 6.1. When I start up the
> > postmaster at the prompt, I get the following response and the session
>hangs
> > and doesn't return to the prompt but I am able to use my databases and
> > PostgreSQL. Is this normal or correct? If not, what should I do to fix
>this
> > problem?
>
>Hit "enter".  You'll find you actually do have a prompt.
>
>A
>
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