From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
> Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii(at)sra(dot)co(dot)jp> writes:
> > It would be nice if postmaster has its own pid file to send signals to
> > it. I think the pid file could be placed under $PGDATA. Opinions?
>
> Yes, that's been discussed before, and I think it's even got an entry
> on the TODO list. If you've got time to tackle it now, great!
>
> $PGDATA seems like the right place to put the file, since we can only
> have one active postmaster at a time in a database directory.
Right.
> 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.
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Tatsuo Ishii