[Pkg-postgresql-private] separate init script for p-contrib

[Martin Pitt]

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Hi!

On 2004-03-27 18:59 +0000, Oliver Elphick wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 09:52, Martin Pitt wrote:
> > Hi!
> >=20
> > Would anyone object if I operate out the autovacuum startup from
> > postgresql's init script and give it its own one? Then we don't need
> > to restart postgresql on p-contrib installation. Or is there any
> > reason we have to restart the postmaster when starting the autovacuum
> > daemon?
>=20
> I think I put it in the postgresql start up because (of course)
> autovacuum needs the postmaster running, so it must start after it and
> stop before it.  If you stop the postmaster outside the boot sequence
> (/etc/init.d/postgresq stop), it should stop the autovacuum first.
>=20
> If you separate them, I don't see how you will be certain of that.

Okay, then I leave it as it is.

> In order to start autovacuum with a postgresql-contrib installation
> after postgresql is started, you could add an autovacuum-start target to
> postgresql's init script, which the pg_contrib postinst would call.

I did not intend to make it more complicated; the current solution
works, I just wanted to avoid restarting the postmaster when p-contrib
is installed. OTOH, this does not really hurt, so let's forget about
that :-)

Thanks and have a nice day!

Martin

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Martin Pitt                 Debian GNU/Linux Developer
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