BAD SU operator at Postgresql startup (during boot)

From: "Hal Shearer" <bshearer(at)lynchburg(dot)net>
To: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: BAD SU operator at Postgresql startup (during boot)
Date: 2005-05-17 14:53:28
Message-ID: 200505171053.AA631832696@lynchburg.net
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Hello.

I am new to Postgresql and I am having a problem with starting it in FreeBSD at boot time.

(Also, my user account is pgsql not postgresql)

Presently, I have this command in my /etc/rc.conf file:
su pgsql -c "/usr/local/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data"

Postgresql does start at bootup and the ports are listening (5432). However, every 5-10 minutes a message pops up on the console screen:
su: in prompt_echo_off(): tcgetattr(): Inappropriate ioctl for device
su: BAD SU operator to pgsql on tty

and then a message appears in mail:

>From operator(at)zeus(dot)cablerocket(dot)net Sun May 15 15:00:00 2005
Return-Path: <operator(at)zeus(dot)cablerocket(dot)net>
Received: from zeus.cablerocket.net (localhost [127.0.0.1])
by zeus.cablerocket.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j4FJ00pQ000676
for <operator(at)zeus(dot)cablerocket(dot)net>; Sun, 15 May 2005 15:00:00 -0400 (EDT)
(envelope-from operator(at)zeus(dot)cablerocket(dot)net)
Received: (from operator(at)localhost)
by zeus.cablerocket.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j4FJ00is000660;
Sun, 15 May 2005 15:00:00 -0400 (EDT)
(envelope-from operator)
Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 15:00:00 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <200505151900(dot)j4FJ00is000660(at)zeus(dot)cablerocket(dot)net>
From: operator(at)zeus(dot)cablerocket(dot)net (Cron Daemon)
To: operator(at)zeus(dot)cablerocket(dot)net
Subject: Cron <operator(at)zeus> /usr/libexec/save-entropy
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=operator>
X-Cron-Env: <USER=operator>
Status: RO

su: Sorry


Now. If I issue the command myself (after the system starts up) then I do not get the messages. So I am assuming I am doing something wrong.

I hope someone can help with this one.

Thanks!

Buddy

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