Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii(at)sra(dot)co(dot)jp> writes:
>> I assume you'll also create a script that sends SIGTERM or other
>> requested signal to the postmaster, using this file?
> Of course:-) I'm thinking about to make an apachectl-like script.
If you think Apache has a good user interface for a signal-sending
script, then by all means steal their design ;-). If not that, we
should steal someone else's. No reason to reinvent this wheel,
nor to make sysadmins learn yet another variant on the theme.
regards, tom lane