Re: initdb start server recommendation

On 05/01/2015 10:14 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Currently initdb outputs suggested text on starting the server:
>
>     Success. You can now start the database server using:
>     
>         /u/pgsql/bin/postgres -D /u/pgsql/data
>     or
>         /u/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl -D /u/pgsql/data -l logfile start
>
> I am now thinking pg_ctl should be recommended first.  At the time this
> text was written pg_ctl was new.
>


Frankly, I would just output the pg_ctl line. Anyone who actually needs 
this message should probably be using pg_ctl anyway.

cheers

andrew