BUG #14981: Systemd unit used postmaster ( not postgres)
The following bug has been logged on the website:
Bug reference: 14981
Logged by: Anton Patsev
Email address: patsev.anton@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 10.1
Operating system: CentOS 7
Description:
Hello!
I use PostgreSQL and check process in zabbix - proc.num[postgres]
But in CentOS 7 process for run posgresql is postmaster.
I download latest postgresql10-server-10.1-1PGDG.rhel7.x86_64.rpm and see
/usr/lib/systemd/system:
ExecStart=/usr/pgsql-10/bin/postmaster -D ${PGDATA}
But at
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/app-postmaster.html
wrote:
"postmaster is a deprecated alias of postgres."
If is not bug. I am sorry.
Thank you.
Hi,
On Sun, 2017-12-17 at 14:31 +0000, patsev.anton@gmail.com wrote:
But in CentOS 7 process for run posgresql is postmaster.
I download latest postgresql10-server-10.1-1PGDG.rhel7.x86_64.rpm and see
/usr/lib/systemd/system:ExecStart=/usr/pgsql-10/bin/postmaster -D ${PGDATA}
But at
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/app-postmaster.html
wrote:
"postmaster is a deprecated alias of postgres."
There are two reasons:
* Historical reasons: It has always been postmaster with the RPMs.
* Other reason: I personally find grepping postmaster easier than others :)
Regards,
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Devrim Gündüz
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