Re: Postgres 10.1 fails to start: server did not start in time

Adam Brusselback <adambrusselback(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>> You might want to increase pg_ctl's wait timeout for this situation,
>> since the default's evidently too little. However ...

> Got it, thanks.

>> ... pg_ctl itself wouldn't decide to forcibly shut down the server
>> if the timeout expired. It merely stops waiting and tells you so.
>> It seems like this must represent misdesign of whatever start script
>> you're using. I think you need to complain to the Debian packagers
>> about that.

> Hmm, interesting. I installed from this repo:
> http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ stretch-pgdg main
> I was assuming someone in the Postgres project was involved in
> packaging it. Do you know who I should reach out to in that case?

Christoph's probably a good place to start.

regards, tom lane