Re: postmaster link to postgres executable

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: imoir(at)templetech(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: postmaster link to postgres executable
Date: 2005-07-07 14:11:59
Message-ID: 7651.1120745519@sss.pgh.pa.us
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imoir(at)templetech(dot)com writes:
> Why is the postmaster link to the postgres executable used to run the postgres
> server rather than running the postgres executable directly? I have a client
> who wishes to use a monitoring application, and the fact that a link to an
> executable is used is causing a problem. Can the reference in the linux startup
> script be changed from the postmaster file to the postgres file?

No. You could replace the soft link by a hard link if that would help.

regards, tom lane

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