BUG #19391: pg_ctl: the PID file "/xxxx/postmaster.pid" is empty

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Subject: BUG #19391: pg_ctl: the PID file "/xxxx/postmaster.pid" is empty
Date: 2026-01-30 15:59:18
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The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference: 19391
Logged by: Dmitry Kovalenko
Email address: d(dot)kovalenko(at)postgrespro(dot)ru
PostgreSQL version: 17.7
Operating system: Linux
Description:

Hello,

My test framework uses "pg_ctl status ..." to detect a state of Postgres
instance - uninitialized, stopped, running.

Time from time, it returns the error - pg_ctl: the PID file
"/xxxx/postmaster.pid" is empty

https://github.com/postgrespro/testgres/issues/329

I think, postgres and pg_ctl do not should create a such issues.

Thanks&Regards,
Dmitry Kovalenko

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