Re: 18.4. Managing Kernel Resources

In this section https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/tutorial-arch.html, no other names for the main process are listed.

> 13 лип. 2026 р. о 10:45 Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at> пише:
>
> On Mon, 2026-07-13 at 10:25 +0300, Yaroslav Saburov wrote:
>>> What is the name of the process used here? 12 лип. 2026 р. о 10:12 Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at> пише:
>>>
>>> On Sun, 2026-07-12 at 07:46 +0300, Yaroslav Saburov wrote:
>>>> postgres(at)sql:~$ cat /pgdatabase/data/postmaster.pid
>>>> 58
>>>> /pgdatabase/data
>>>> 1783830699
>>>> 5432
>>>> /var/run/postgresql
>>>> localhost
>>>> 24381256 0
>>>> ready
>>>> postgres(at)sql:~$ ps 58
>>>> PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
>>>> 58 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/lib/postgresql/18/bin/postgres -D /pgdatabase/data -c config_file=/etc/postgresql/18/main/postgresql.conf
>>>>
>>>> Show me process postmaster?
>>>
>>> You found it!
>>>
>>> "Postmaster" is not the name of the executable or the process title (any more),
>>> it is just what we call that process. It is a technical term.
>>
>> You're wrong.
>>
>> Let's take a look:
>>
>> Section 18.3.1
>>
>> HINT: Is another postmaster already running on port 5432?
>
> I don't see the connection.
> But since you know enough to be certain that I am wrong, I am clearly not
> in a position to be of assistance.
>
> Yours,
> Laurenz Albe