Redhat 9.0 Service Shutdown

[Michael A. Miller]

I start PostgreSQL in the services utility under Redhat 9.0 with no issues.
PostgreSQL runs properly but as soon as I log out PostgreSQL shuts down. It
seems that I always need to be logged in for it to stay running.

I am running:
Redhat 9.0 Kernel 2.4.20-20.9
PostgreSQL 7.3.4-3.rh19

I am not sure what else could be helpful.

I am fairly new to Linux and PostgreSQL and any pointers would be much
appreciated.

Regards,

Michael

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TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your
joining column's datatypes do not match

[Amir Khawaja]

In addition to Beau Bummel post, here is a startup script that I find
very useful:

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#! /bin/sh

# chkconfig: 2345 98 02
# description: PostgreSQL RDBMS

# This is an example of a start/stop script for SysV-style init, such
# as is used on Linux systems. You should edit some of the variables
# and maybe the 'echo' commands.
#
# Place this file at /etc/init.d/postgresql (or
# /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql) and make symlinks to
# /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K02postgresql
# /etc/rc.d/rc1.d/K02postgresql
# /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/K02postgresql
# /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S98postgresql
# /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S98postgresql
# /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S98postgresql
# Or, if you have chkconfig, simply:
# chkconfig --add postgresql
#
# Proper init scripts on Linux systems normally require setting lock
# and pid files under /var/run as well as reacting to network
# settings, so you should treat this with care.

# Original author: Ryan Kirkpatrick <pg***@rkirkpat.net>

# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/contrib/start-scripts/linux,v 1.3
2001/07/30 14:52:42 momjian Exp $

## EDIT FROM HERE

# Installation prefix
prefix=/usr/local/pgsql

# Data directory
PGDATA="/var/lib/pgsql"

# Who to run pg_ctl as, should be "postgres".
PGUSER=postgres

# Where to keep a log file
PGLOG="$PGDATA/pgsql.log"

## STOP EDITING HERE

# Check for echo -n vs echo \c
if echo '\c' | grep -s c >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
ECHO_N="echo -n"
ECHO_C=""
else
ECHO_N="echo"
ECHO_C='\c'
fi

# The path that is to be used for the script
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

# What to use to start up the postmaster
DAEMON="$prefix/bin/pg_ctl"

set -e

# Only start if we can find pg_ctl.
test -f $DAEMON || exit 0

# Parse command line parameters.
case $1 in
start)
$ECHO_N "Starting PostgreSQL: "$ECHO_C
su - $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON start -D '$PGDATA' -s -l $PGLOG -o \"-i\""
echo "ok"
;;
stop)
echo -n "Stopping PostgreSQL: "
su - $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON stop -D '$PGDATA' -s -m fast"
echo "ok"
;;
restart)
echo -n "Restarting PostgreSQL: "
su - $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON restart -D '$PGDATA' -s -m fast"
echo "ok"
;;
reload)
echo -n "Reloading PostgreSQL configs: "
echo ""
su - $PGUSER -c "PGDATA=$PGDATA $DAEMON reload"
echo "ok"
;;
status)
su - $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON status -D '$PGDATA'"
;;
*)
# Print help
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}" 1>&2
exit 1
;;
esac

exit 0

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Best Regards,
Amir Khawaja.

Michael A. Miller wrote:

I start PostgreSQL in the services utility under Redhat 9.0 with no issues.
PostgreSQL runs properly but as soon as I log out PostgreSQL shuts down. It
seems that I always need to be logged in for it to stay running.

I am running:
Redhat 9.0 Kernel 2.4.20-20.9
PostgreSQL 7.3.4-3.rh19

I am not sure what else could be helpful.

I am fairly new to Linux and PostgreSQL and any pointers would be much
appreciated.

Regards,

Michael

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TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your
joining column's datatypes do not match

--
Amir Khawaja.

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