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pg_ctl start may return 0 even if the postmaster has been already started on Windows

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pg_ctl start may return 0 even if the postmaster has been already started on Windows

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Summary

Stats (from CFBot)

Patch version: v3, Patch count: 1, First patch: +369−153, All patches: +369−153

Tags

Bugfix Windows

Created

2023-09-19 02:31:34

Last modified

2026-03-31 11:27:37 (2Â monthsÂ ago)

Latest email

2026-02-02 13:28:36 (4Â monthsÂ ago)

Status

PG19-Final (2026-03-01 â€“ 2026-04-09): Waiting on Author

PG19-4 (2026-01-01 â€“ 2026-01-31): Moved to different CF

PG19-3 (2025-11-01 â€“ 2025-11-30): Moved to different CF

PG19-2 (2025-09-01 â€“ 2025-09-30): Moved to different CF

2025-03 (2025-03-01 â€“ 2025-04-08): Moved to different CF

2025-01 (2025-01-01 â€“ 2025-01-31): Moved to different CF

2024-11 (2024-11-01 â€“ 2024-11-30): Moved to different CF

2024-09 (2024-09-01 â€“ 2024-09-30): Moved to different CF

2024-07 (2024-07-01 â€“ 2024-07-31): Moved to different CF

2024-03 (2024-03-01 â€“ 2024-04-08): Moved to different CF

2024-01 (2024-01-01 â€“ 2024-01-31): Moved to different CF

2023-11 (2023-11-01 â€“ 2023-12-04): Moved to different CF

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Authors

Kyotaro Horiguchi (horiguti)

Reviewers

Hayato Kuroda (ha-kun), Yasir Shah (yasir.hussain.shah.gmail.com) Become reviewer

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pg_ctl start may return 0 even if the postmaster has been already started on Windows: First at 2023-09-07 07:07:36 by "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda.hayato at fujitsu.com>
Latest at 2026-02-02 13:28:36 by Ãlvaro Herrera <alvherre at kurilemu.de>
Latest attachment (v3-0001-Fix-pg_ctl-on-Windows-to-reliably-detect-already-.patch) at 2026-02-02 13:28:36 from Ãlvaro Herrera <alvherre at kurilemu.de>
Attachment (v3-0001-Fix-pg_ctl-on-Windows-to-reliably-detect-already-.patch) at 2026-02-02 13:28:36 from Ãlvaro Herrera <alvherre at kurilemu.de> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (v2-0001-Fix-pg_ctl-on-Windows-to-reliably-detect-already-run.patch) at 2025-10-24 06:02:47 from Bryan Green <dbryan.green at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (0001-Fix-pg_ctl-on-Windows-to-reliably-detect-already-run.patch) at 2025-10-24 04:02:50 from Bryan Green <dbryan.green at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (v6-0001-Improve-pg_ctl-postmaster-process-check-on-Window.patch) at 2024-01-11 08:33:22 from Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (v5-0001-Disable-autoruns-for-cmd.exe-on-Windows.patch) at 2023-10-24 08:25:36 from Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (v4-0001-Disable-autoruns-for-cmd.exe-on-Windows.patch) at 2023-10-24 06:00:27 from Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (v3-0001-Disable-autoruns-for-cmd.exe-on-Windows.patch) at 2023-10-23 08:57:19 from "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda.hayato at fujitsu.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (v2-0001-Disable-autoruns-for-cmd.exe-on-Windows.patch) at 2023-09-22 12:20:56 from "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda.hayato at fujitsu.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (0001-Disable-autoruns-for-cmd.exe-on-Windows.patch) at 2023-09-22 07:15:51 from Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (pg_ctl_waits_for_postmasters_pid_on_windows_3.patch) at 2023-09-19 13:48:55 from "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda.hayato at fujitsu.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (pg_ctl_waits_for_postmasters_pid_on_windows_2.patch) at 2023-09-13 06:52:39 from Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (pg_ctl_waits_for_postmasters_pid_on_windows_2.patch) at 2023-09-08 05:22:09 from Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (pg_ctl_waits_for_postmasters_pid_on_windows.patch) at 2023-09-08 05:17:16 from Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt at gmail.com> (Patch: Yes)
Attachment (move_checking.patch) at 2023-09-07 10:53:41 from "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda.hayato at fujitsu.com> (Patch: Yes)

History

When	Who	What
2026-03-31 11:27:37	Pavlo Golub (pasha_golub)	Changed tags to Bugfix, Windows
2026-02-02 14:11:33	CFbot	Patch does not need rebase anymore
2026-02-02 14:00:18	Ãlvaro Herrera (alvherre)	Moved from CF PG19-4 to CF PG19-Final
2025-12-10 20:22:21	CFbot	Patch needs rebase
2025-11-05 14:26:41	Bryan Green (lispyone)	Moved from CF PG19-3 to CF PG19-4
2025-10-24 04:45:31	CFbot	Patch does not need rebase anymore
2025-10-19 10:31:33	Ãlvaro Herrera (alvherre)	Moved from CF PG19-2 to CF PG19-3
2025-09-04 14:12:19	CFbot	Patch needs rebase
2025-09-02 05:11:25	CFbot	Patch does not need rebase anymore
2025-07-24 15:44:03	Ãlvaro Herrera (alvherre)	Moved from CF 2025-03 to CF PG19-2
2025-02-17 18:41:33	CFbot	Patch needs rebase
2025-02-12 16:03:36	Ãlvaro Herrera (alvherre)	Closed in commitfest 2025-01 with status: Moved to next CF
2024-12-10 06:15:47	Michael Paquier (michael-kun)	Closed in commitfest 2024-11 with status: Moved to next CF
2024-10-07 04:24:19	Michael Paquier (michael-kun)	Closed in commitfest 2024-09 with status: Moved to next CF
2024-08-01 05:53:45	Corey Huinker (coreyh)	Closed in commitfest 2024-07 with status: Moved to next CF
2024-07-16 11:58:19	Yasir Shah (yasir.hussain.shah.gmail.com)	New status: Waiting on Author
2024-07-16 11:57:37	Yasir Shah (yasir.hussain.shah.gmail.com)	Posted review with messageid <172113105761.344725.7570284373523963080.pgcf@coridan.postgresql.org>
2024-07-10 07:50:51	Yasir Shah (yasir.hussain.shah.gmail.com)	Added yasir.hussain.shah.gmail.com as reviewer
2024-04-09 08:50:43	Andrey Borodin (x4m)	New status: Needs review
2024-04-08 08:22:00	Andrey Borodin (x4m)	Closed in commitfest 2024-03 with status: Moved to next CF
2024-02-01 18:23:58	vigneshwaran C (vignesh.postgres)	Closed in commitfest 2024-01 with status: Moved to next CF
2024-01-05 19:59:00	Robert Haas (rhaas)	New status: Waiting on Author
2023-12-04 08:53:03	John Naylor (john.naylor)	Closed in commitfest 2023-11 with status: Moved to next CF
2023-11-27 06:09:25	Sean He (iihero)	Removed iihero from reviewers
2023-11-27 06:02:48	Sean He (iihero)	Added iihero as reviewer
2023-09-19 02:31:52	Hayato Kuroda (ha-kun)	Changed reviewers to Hayato Kuroda (ha-kun)
2023-09-19 02:31:52	Hayato Kuroda (ha-kun)	Changed authors to Kyotaro Horiguchi (horiguti)
2023-09-19 02:31:34	Hayato Kuroda (ha-kun)	Attached mail thread TYAPR01MB586654E2D74B838021BE77CAF5EEA@TYAPR01MB5866.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com
2023-09-19 02:31:34	Hayato Kuroda (ha-kun)	Created patch record

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