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Re: [doc] pg_ctl: fix wrong description for -l

Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>

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From: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
To: Andreas Karlsson <andreas@proxel.se>
Cc: Kuroda, Hayato/黒田 隼人 <kuroda.hayato@fujitsu.com>, "pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-04-10T16:06:42Z
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On Sat, Apr 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM Andreas Karlsson <andreas@proxel.se> wrote:
> Nicely spotted, but I am not sure I am a fan of the new text. Shouldn't
> we still mention that "If the file does not exist, it is created."?

Yes, I think that mention is needed.


> Also
> I think the last sentence would flow better as:
>
> Access to the log file is disallowed to other users by default, but
> users in the same group can also read it if group permissions are
> enabled on the data directory.

+1

Regards,

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Fujii Masao

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  1. doc: Improve description of pg_ctl -l log file permissions