Re: BUG #1707: statistics collector starts with stats_start_collector = false

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> I don't have a problem with removing it as a writable option ... but
>> I'm thinking we should leave it as a read-only GUC parameter (like
>> the several others we have already).  Otherwise we'll need to add some
>> other method of finding out whether the collector is running.

> Why would a user care?

luser> It's not collecting statistics!

us> Is the collector running?

luser> How should I know?

us> er ...

If we don't have a way to check this, we'll regret it soon enough...
now maybe a GUC setting isn't the optimal way, but I think we need
*some* way besides ps.  ps doesn't work remotely and I think there's
no simple equivalent under Windows either.

            regards, tom lane