On Dec21, 2010, at 03:04 , Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Actually, if we're going to do this at all, we should do
>>
>> pid
>> datadir
>> port
>> socketdir
>> ... here be dragons ...
>>
>> so that pg_ctl doesn't have to assume the server is running with a
>> default value of unix_socket_dir. Not sure what to put in the fourth
>> line on Windows though ... maybe just leave it empty?
>
> I am curious about the use of the socketdir. What can that be used for?
If it's non-default and you want to connect via unix sockets, just knowing
the port won't help much.
best regards,
Florian Pflug