Tom Lane wrote:
> My current feeling about it is that setting unix_socket_directory as a
> configuration parameter is only useful to those who are deliberately
> trying to hide their postmaster from regular clients, in which case
> the fact that pg_ctl -w fails could be seen as a feature not a bug.
> The way to make it work is of course the same as for any other
> client, eg put PGHOST=/socket/directory in your environment.
Is this current TODO item incorrect? Should it be removed?
Have pg_ctl look at PGHOST in case it is a socket directory?
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