Re: pg_ctl restart issue with relative paths

From: Josh Kupershmidt <schmiddy(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_ctl restart issue with relative paths
Date: 2012-10-14 16:56:46
Message-ID: CAK3UJRERVnNhcgof1s=ukOem00F5wnpZVzTxLbgWWJet3yTM2g@mail.gmail.com
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On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> wrote:

> I have noticed that, using pg_ctl, if you start Postgres using a
> relative path, then attempt to restart it from anywhere else, it
> fails.

Yeah, I was complaining about the same problem here:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2011-10/msg00210.php

and at least there's a doc note now warning against using relative
paths, though it sure would be nice if we could fix this gripe.

Josh

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