Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 09:32:44 +0200
From: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>
To: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
Cc: pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: malformated LSB header in postgres: missing LSB end marker,
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El día miércoles, marzo 25, 2026 a las 07:35:21a. m. -0700, Adrian Klaver escribió:

> From the contrib script:
> 
> "# Proper init scripts on Linux systems normally require setting lock
> # and pid files under /var/run as well as reacting to network
> # settings, so you should treat this with care.
> "

I've read this comment in the script before filing my question. And my
question is: Why postgresql.org does not deliver this PGDG Debian/Ubuntu
version of the script for Linux(!) as default:

> 
> From the start script that the PGDG Debian/Ubuntu packages use:
> 
> ### BEGIN INIT INFO
> # Provides:             postgresql
> # Required-Start:       $local_fs $remote_fs $network $time
> # Required-Stop:        $local_fs $remote_fs $network $time
> # Should-Start:         $syslog
> # Should-Stop:          $syslog
> # Default-Start:        2 3 4 5
> # Default-Stop:         0 1 6
> # Short-Description:    PostgreSQL RDBMS server
> ### END INIT INFO
> 
> [Continued]

Thanks

	matthias

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