Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> The random seed value is unique per-backend, and we want to keep it
> secure so we can't pass it on the command line. I am not sure how to
> deal with that.
Uh, you mean the cancel key? There's no need for the random() seed per
se to be shared between postmaster and backend, AFAICS.
regards, tom lane