postmaster vs. postgres

From: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
To: "Hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: postmaster vs. postgres
Date: 2002-01-09 05:38:21
Message-ID: GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOAEBDCBAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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What is the difference between the postmaster binary and the postgres
binary? Does the postmaster act as nothing more than a multiplexor for
postgres processes or something?

Chris

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