just a quick one ...

i have 2 postgresql boxes, one live and one for dev.

the dev box has postgresql 7.2 compiled from source and ps auxf gets me a
postmaster process and then the db parameters (-i -B 512 etc).

the live box has 7.2 from deb packages and i have edited postgresql.conf to
give the same start parameters as the dev box but on ps auxf i don't get any
extra info ...

is there a way i check to see if postgresql started with the options i want
and not the defaults ?

performance seems ok but i'm worried that the live box may not have started
properly ....

live box:

postgres   320  0.0  0.3 16784 1780 ?        S    Jul15   0:13
/usr/lib/postgresql/bin/postmaster
postgres   322  0.0  0.5 17776 2748 ?        S    Jul15   0:02  \_ postgres:
stats buffer process
postgres   323  0.0  0.3 16856 1836 ?        S    Jul15   0:10      \_
postgres: stats collector process

thanks,

Steve Brett

p..s i totally agree with the previous thread that was extolling the virtues
of postgresql and especially the amazing support.
keep it up guys !