From: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>
To: Mark Dilger <hornschnorter@gmail.com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org
Subject: Re: Updated macOS start scripts
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:22:02 -0500
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On 11/28/17 14:07, Mark Dilger wrote:
> Upon further review, I have noticed that `pg_ctl stop` does not work once
> the org.postgresql.postgres service has been started. I was trying to stop,
> reinstall and re-initdb and restart postgres and this service was a pita. I had
> to go back to your osx.patch to remind myself what I had done and only then
> could I stop the service and continue my work.
But isn't that the point? If you use this setup, you are supposed to
use launchctl to control the service, not pg_ctl. The same applies to,
say, a systemd setup. If you are using a process manager, then trying
to control the process outside of that process manager isn't going to
work well.
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Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
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