Re: BUG #1951: Multiple instances of postgres.exe running

> Bug reference: 1951
> Logged by: Terry Leffler
> Email address: jt(at)jtleffler(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.04
> Operating system: windows 2000
> Description: Multiple instances of postgres.exe running
> Details:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have seen multiple instances of postgres.exe running in my
> task manager.
> Right now it is 6 separate instances. I can reboot and
> (postgresql starts as a service) I will see 4 instances of
> postgres.exe.
>
> I can do "SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity" and I receive:
>
> 1;"template1";1720;1;"postgres";"<command string not enabled>";""
> 17262;"TurningRocks";584;1;"postgres";"<command string not
> enabled>";""
> 17262;"TurningRocks";808;1;"postgres";"<command string not
> enabled>";""

This is absolutely normal. The first four are the bgwriter, the logger
and the two stats processees. The other are the backends serving active
connections.

//Magnus