Re: BUG #19392: PG_UPGRADE is non-functional on Windows

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jeff Laing <jeff(dot)laing(at)spatialnetworx(dot)ai>
Cc: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Bug List <pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: BUG #19392: PG_UPGRADE is non-functional on Windows
Date: 2026-02-05 04:23:25
Message-ID: 1544746.1770265405@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Jeff Laing <jeff(dot)laing(at)spatialnetworx(dot)ai> writes:
> From: David G. Johnston david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com<mailto:david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
>> Postmaster is the name of the executable that is the server program.

> Perhaps on Unix, but I don’t think it is on Windows?

There hasn't been a "postmaster" executable on Unix either for a few
years now. But we still use that terminology for the server's topmost
process. See

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/connect-estab.html

regards, tom lane

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