Miscellany

#! /bin/sh

# PostgreSQL boot time startup script for FreeBSD.  Copy this file to
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.

# Created through merger of the Linux start script by Ryan Kirkpatrick
# and the script in the FreeBSD ports collection.

# $PostgreSQL: pgsql/contrib/start-scripts/freebsd,v 1.4 2004/10/01 18:30:21 tgl Exp $

## EDIT FROM HERE

# Installation prefix
prefix=/usr/local/psql

# Data directory
PGDATA="/usr/local/psql/data"

# Who to run the postmaster as, usually "postgres".  (NOT "root")
PGUSER=postgres

# Where to keep a log file
PGLOG="$PGDATA/serverlog"

## STOP EDITING HERE

# The path that is to be used for the script
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

# What to use to start up the postmaster (we do NOT use pg_ctl for this,
# as it adds no value and can cause the postmaster to misrecognize a stale
# lock file)
DAEMON="$prefix/bin/postmaster"

# What to use to shut down the postmaster
PGCTL="$prefix/bin/pg_ctl"

# Only start if we can find the postmaster.
test -x "$DAEMON" || exit 0

case $1 in
    start)
        su -l $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON -D '$PGDATA' &" >>$PGLOG 2>&1
        echo -n ' postgresql'
        ;;
    stop)
        su -l $PGUSER -c "$PGCTL stop -D '$PGDATA' -s -m fast"
        ;;
    restart)
        su -l $PGUSER -c "$PGCTL stop -D '$PGDATA' -s -m fast -w"
        su -l $PGUSER -c "$DAEMON -D '$PGDATA' &" >>$PGLOG 2>&1
        ;;
    status)
        su -l $PGUSER -c "$PGCTL status -D '$PGDATA'"
        ;;
    *)
        # Print help
        echo "Usage: `basename $0` {start|stop|restart|status}" 1>&2
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

exit 0