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-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/environ.sgml23
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml9
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml28
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml14
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml14
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml14
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml14
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml14
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml14
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml21
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml19
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml65
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml15
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml14
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/start.sgml6
15 files changed, 254 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/environ.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/environ.sgml
index dc5741a95d8..830502a696d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/environ.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/environ.sgml
@@ -47,16 +47,17 @@ $ export PATH
</Para>
<Para>
-If your site administrator has not set things up in the
-default way, you may have some more work to do. For example, if the database
- server machine is a remote machine, you
-will need to set the <Acronym>PGHOST</Acronym> environment variable to the name
-of the database server machine. The environment variable
-<Acronym>PGPORT</Acronym> may also have to be set. The bottom line is this: if
-you try to start an application program and it complains
-that it cannot connect to the <Application>postmaster</Application>,
- you should immediately consult your site administrator to make sure that your
-environment is properly set up.
-</Para>
+
+If your site administrator has not set things up in the default way,
+you may have some more work to do. For example, if the database server
+machine is a remote machine, you will need to set the
+<Acronym>PGHOST</Acronym> environment variable to the name of the
+database server machine. The environment variable
+<Acronym>PGPORT</Acronym> or <envar>PGUNIXSOCKET</envar> may also have
+to be set. The bottom line is this: if you try to start an application
+program and it complains that it cannot connect to the
+<Application>postmaster</Application>, you should immediately consult
+your site administrator to make sure that your environment is properly
+set up. </Para>
</Chapter>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml
index 44f7f97dcd6..a3b045e219c 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq++.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/libpq++.sgml,v 1.17 2000/09/29 20:21:34 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/libpq++.sgml,v 1.18 2000/11/13 15:18:07 momjian Exp $
-->
<chapter id="libpqplusplus">
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/libpq++.sgml,v 1.17 2000/09/29 20:21:
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
+ <envar>PGUNIXSOCKET</envar> sets the full Unix domain socket
+ file name for communicating with the <productname>Postgres</productname>
+ backend.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
<envar>PGDATABASE</envar> sets the default
<productname>Postgres</productname> database name.
</para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index a23ef89546a..d9b96b86200 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.44 2000/10/17 14:27:50 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.45 2000/11/13 15:18:07 momjian Exp $
-->
<chapter id="libpq-chapter">
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ PGconn *PQconnectdb(const char *conninfo)
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>unixsocket</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Full path to Unix-domain socket file to connect to at the server host.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><literal>dbname</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -556,6 +565,16 @@ char *PQport(const PGconn *conn)
<listitem>
<para>
+<function>PQunixsocket</function>
+ Returns the name of the Unix-domain socket of the connection.
+<synopsis>
+char *PQunixsocket(const PGconn *conn)
+</synopsis>
+</para>
+</listitem>
+
+<listitem>
+<para>
<function>PQtty</function>
Returns the debug tty of the connection.
<synopsis>
@@ -1832,6 +1851,13 @@ backend.
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
+<envar>PGPORT</envar> sets the default port or local Unix domain socket
+file extension for communicating with the <productname>Postgres</productname>
+backend.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>
<envar>PGDATABASE</envar> sets the default
<productname>Postgres</productname> database name.
</para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml
index 3d1aca17bbe..d5199e307aa 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml,v 1.11 2000/11/11 23:01:38 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createdb.sgml,v 1.12 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ Postgres documentation
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-k, --unixsocket <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the Unix-domain socket on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is running.
+ Without this option, the socket is created in <filename>/tmp</filename>
+ based on the port number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>-U, --username <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
index f7c0540eac2..0258646ad7a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml,v 1.10 2000/11/11 23:01:38 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createlang.sgml,v 1.11 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -101,6 +101,18 @@ Postgres documentation
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-k, --unixsocket <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the Unix-domain socket on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is running.
+ Without this option, the socket is created in <filename>/tmp</filename>
+ based on the port number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>-U, --username <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
index 5f3db581597..9845fcba1e5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml,v 1.10 2000/11/11 23:01:40 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml,v 1.11 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ Postgres documentation
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-k, --unixsocket <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the Unix-domain socket on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is running.
+ Without this option, the socket is created in <filename>/tmp</filename>
+ based on the port number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>-e, --echo</term>
<listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
index 5e28c4d528d..c265c016e96 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml,v 1.4 2000/11/11 23:01:45 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropdb.sgml,v 1.5 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ Postgres documentation
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-k, --unixsocket <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the Unix-domain socket on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is running.
+ Without this option, the socket is created in <filename>/tmp</filename>
+ based on the port number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>-U, --username <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
index 48645d78a5d..5d75a89fdef 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml,v 1.4 2000/11/11 23:01:45 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/droplang.sgml,v 1.5 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -101,6 +101,18 @@ Postgres documentation
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-k, --unixsocket <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the Unix-domain socket on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is running.
+ Without this option, the socket is created in <filename>/tmp</filename>
+ based on the port number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>-U, --username <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
index b72c5d865fc..a2b1e537e51 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml,v 1.5 2000/11/11 23:01:45 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml,v 1.6 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ Postgres documentation
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-k, --unixsocket <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the Unix-domain socket on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is running.
+ Without this option, the socket is created in <filename>/tmp</filename>
+ based on the port number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>-e, --echo</term>
<listitem>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
index f0d1facfca2..b0ad3e49cfe 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.20 2000/10/05 19:48:18 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.21 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ Postgres documentation
</refsynopsisdivinfo>
<synopsis>
pg_dump [ <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> ]
-pg_dump [ -h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable> ] [ -p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable> ]
+pg_dump [ -h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable> ]
+ [ -k <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable> ]
+ [ -p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable> ]
[ -t <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable> ]
[ -a ] [ -c ] [ -d ] [ -D ] [ -i ] [ -n ] [ -N ]
[ -o ] [ -s ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ -x ]
@@ -205,6 +207,21 @@ pg_dump [ -h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable> ] [ -p <replaceab
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>-k <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the local Unix domain socket file path
+ on which the <application>postmaster</application>
+ is listening for connections.
+ Without this option, the socket path name defaults to
+ the value of the <envar>PGUNIXSOCKET</envar> environment
+ variable (if set), otherwise it is constructed
+ from the port number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term>-p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
index a4d5c8d45a2..1d78b9008c0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml,v 1.11 2000/11/02 21:13:31 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml,v 1.12 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<date>1999-07-20</date>
</refsynopsisdivinfo>
<synopsis>
-pg_dumpall [ -h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable> ] [ -p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable> ] [ -a ] [ -d ] [ -D ] [ -O ] [ -s ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ -x ] [ --accounts-only ]
+pg_dumpall [ -h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable> ] [ -k <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable> ] [ -p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable> ] [ -a ] [ -d ] [ -D ] [ -O ] [ -s ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ -x ] [ --accounts-only ]
</synopsis>
<refsect2 id="R2-APP-PG-DUMPALL-1">
@@ -150,6 +150,21 @@ pg_dumpall [ -h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable> ] [ -p <replac
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>-k <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the local Unix domain socket file path
+ on which the <application>postmaster</application>
+ is listening for connections.
+ Without this option, the socket path name defaults to
+ the value of the <envar>PGUNIXSOCKET</envar> environment
+ variable (if set), otherwise it is constructed
+ from the port number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term>-p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml
index eba01b30d4d..e8e34c739ff 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml,v 1.12 2000/10/05 19:48:18 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml,v 1.13 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ Postgres documentation
</refsynopsisdivinfo>
<synopsis>
postmaster [ -B <replaceable class="parameter">nBuffers</replaceable> ] [ -D <replaceable class="parameter">DataDir</replaceable> ] [ -N <replaceable class="parameter">maxBackends</replaceable> ] [ -S ]
- [ -d <replaceable class="parameter">DebugLevel</replaceable> ] [ -i ] [ -l ]
+ [ -d <replaceable class="parameter">DebugLevel</replaceable> ]
+ [ -h <replaceable class="parameter">hostname</replaceable> ] [ -i ]
+ [ -k <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable> ] [ -l ]
[ -o <replaceable class="parameter">BackendOptions</replaceable> ] [ -p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable> ] [ -n | -s ]
</synopsis>
@@ -124,6 +126,36 @@ postmaster [ -B <replaceable class="parameter">nBuffers</replaceable> ] [ -D <re
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>-h <replaceable class="parameter">hostName</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the TCP/IP hostname or address
+ on which the <application>postmaster</application>
+ is to listen for connections from frontend applications. Defaults to
+ the value of the
+ <envar>PGHOST</envar>
+ environment variable, or if <envar>PGHOST</envar>
+ is not set, then defaults to "all", meaning listen on all configured addresses
+ (including localhost).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you use a hostname or address other than "all", do not try to run
+ multiple instances of <application>postmaster</application> on the
+ same IP address but different ports. Doing so will result in them
+ attempting (incorrectly) to use the same shared memory segments.
+ Also, if you use a hostname other than "all", all of the host's IP addresses
+ on which <application>postmaster</application> instances are
+ listening must be distinct in the two last octets.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you do use "all" (the default), then each instance must listen on a
+ different port (via -p or <envar>PGPORT</envar>). And, of course, do
+ not try to use both approaches on one host.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term>-i</term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -135,6 +167,35 @@ postmaster [ -B <replaceable class="parameter">nBuffers</replaceable> ] [ -D <re
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>-k <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the local Unix domain socket path name
+ on which the <application>postmaster</application>
+ is to listen for connections from frontend applications. Defaults to
+ the value of the
+ <envar>PGUNIXSOCKET</envar>
+ environment variable, or if <envar>PGUNIXSOCKET</envar>
+ is not set, then defaults to a file in <filename>/tmp</filename>
+ constructed from the port number.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can use this option to put the Unix-domain socket in a
+ directory that is private to one or more users using Unix
+ directory permissions. This is necessary for securely
+ creating databases automatically on shared machines.
+ In that situation, also disallow all TCP/IP connections
+ initially in <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename>.
+ If you specify a socket path other than the
+ default then all frontend applications (including
+ <application>psql</application>) must specify the same
+ socket path using either command-line options or
+ <envar>PGUNIXSOCKET</envar>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term>-l</term>
<listitem>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 446449d95e2..ca8d14f6de8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.40 2000/10/24 01:38:21 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.41 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -1330,6 +1330,19 @@ Access permissions for database "test"
<varlistentry>
+ <term>-k, --unixsocket <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the Unix-domain socket on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is running.
+ Without this option, the socket is created in <filename>/tmp</filename>
+ based on the port number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term>-H, --html</term>
<listitem>
<para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml
index 1417ac55f9f..7a701f216d5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml,v 1.10 2000/11/11 23:01:45 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuumdb.sgml,v 1.11 2000/11/13 15:18:08 momjian Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -136,6 +136,18 @@ Postgres documentation
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>-k, --unixsocket <replaceable class="parameter">path</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the Unix-domain socket on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is running.
+ Without this option, the socket is created in <filename>/tmp</filename>
+ based on the port number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term>-U <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></term>
<term>--username <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></term>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
index b5093ffed16..3b484f50f95 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.13 2000/09/29 20:21:34 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.14 2000/11/13 15:18:07 momjian Exp $
-->
<chapter id="start">
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/start.sgml,v 1.13 2000/09/29 20:21:34 peter
will need to set the <acronym>PGHOST</acronym> environment
variable to the name
of the database server machine. The environment variable
- <acronym>PGPORT</acronym> may also have to be set. The bottom
- line is this: if
+ <acronym>PGPORT</acronym> or <acronym>PGUNIXSOCKET</acronym> may also have to be set.
+ The bottom line is this: if
you try to start an application program and it complains
that it cannot connect to the <application>postmaster</application>,
you should immediately consult your site administrator to make
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