Re: BUG #5103: "pg_ctl -w (re)start" fails with custom unix_socket_directory

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> My current feeling about it is that setting unix_socket_directory as a
> >> configuration parameter is only useful to those who are deliberately
> >> trying to hide their postmaster from regular clients, in which case
> >> the fact that pg_ctl -w fails could be seen as a feature not a bug.
> >> The way to make it work is of course the same as for any other
> >> client, eg put PGHOST=/socket/directory in your environment.
>
> > Is this current TODO item incorrect? Should it be removed?
>
> > Have pg_ctl look at PGHOST in case it is a socket directory?
>
> I dunno why that's there, but it sure *looks* like it's clueless
> about the actual behavior of pg_ctl ...

Thanks, removed.

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