Ray Stell <stellr@cns.vt.edu> writes:
> pg_ctl seems to want to be told where "data" is:
> pg_ctl stop [-W] [-s] [-D datadir]
> I've been scattering data across spindles and mount points.
Via tablespaces you mean? pg_ctl only cares about the top-level data
directory (basically, so that it can find the postmaster.pid lock file).
regards, tom lane