[Keystone Slip # 12] postmaster -oF crashes backend

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Slip number -----: 12
Problem ---------: postmaster -oF crashes backend
Opened by -------: dave(at)flaterco(dot)com on 07/24/99 14:07
Assigned To -----: tgl
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Summary:
Version: CVS checkout Sat Jul 24 08:45:06 EDT 1999

nameless:~$ postmaster -oF -S -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
nameless:~$ createdb foo
Connection to database 'template1' failed.
pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
This probably means the backend terminated abnormally
before or while processing the request.

createdb: database creation failed on foo.

It works fine without the performance enhancement switch -oF.

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History:
07/26/99 12:41 by scrappy:
Status changed to O from U

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07/24/99 19:42 by tgl:
Current tech changed to tgl from scrappy

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07/24/99 19:40 by tgl:
The correct spelling of the switch is "-o -F", not "-oF".
I agree that passing bogus backend switches should produce
a more helpful error message, however.

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07/24/99 16:45 by scrappy:
Dependency changed to 0 from
Current tech changed to scrappy from
Contact changed to from ANONYMOUS
Scheduled Close Date changed to 0 from
Scheduled Open Date changed to 0 from
Public setting changed to 1 from 0
Policy changed to 0

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