Re: BUG #6664: Postgres server process does not come up in foreground and parent process is set to init ( PID 1 )

karthik.jcecs@gmail.com writes:
> As per the documentation by default postgres server should run in
> foreground. I am referring to this link -
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/server-start.html
> But what I have observed is, it is not happening and the command returns
> immediately.  Below is the transcript -

Is it possible you've got silent_mode enabled in postgresql.conf?
That's the only thing I can think of that would make it do that.

            regards, tom lane