Bug or ?

FYI, it appears that you cannot start the postmaster when your current
working directory is not accessible by the postgres user:

shell-init: could not get current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent
directories: Permission denied
LOG: 00000: could not identify current directory: Permission denied
LOCATION: find_my_exec, exec.c:195
FATAL: XX000: /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster: could not locate my own
executable path
LOCATION: PostmasterMain, postmaster.c:431

This seems new at least to 8.x. Don't know if there is OS involvement as
well. This issue doesn't appear to be documented, and I am not sure why PG
would want to use the current directory. Perhaps there is just some absent
error checking.

OS: Mac OS X 10.4.2
PG: 8.0.3

Best,

Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
"Demystifying technology for your home or business"