Re: [GENERAL] Postgres 10.1 fails to start: server did not start in time

Christoph Berg <myon@debian.org> writes:
> The default systemd timeout seems to be 90s. I have already changed
> the systemd timeout to infinity (start) and 1h (stop), so only the
> default pg_ctl timeout remains (60s), which I'd rather not override
> unilaterally.

> That said, isn't 60s way too small for shutting down larger clusters?
> And likewise for starting?

Well, that's tied into the fact that pg_ctl doesn't disturb the server's
state if it gives up waiting.  If it did, we would certainly use a larger
timeout or none at all.  I don't feel a big need to change that default,
but if you have a surrounding script that is going to take adverse action
after a timeout then you need to use a larger value ...
        regards, tom lane


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