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44.TH POSTMASTER UNIX 11/05/95 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
55.SH "NAME"
66postmaster\(em run the Postgres postmaster
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ backend_pathname]
2727.BR " -d"
2828[debug_level]]
2929[\c
30+ .BR " -i" \c
31+ ]
32+ [\c
3033.BR " -n" \c
3134]
3235.br
@@ -139,6 +142,11 @@ send their debugging output then this output will appear on the
139142controlling tty of their parent
140143.IR postmaster .
141144.TP
145+ .BR " -i"
146+ This enables TCP/IP or Internet domain socket communication.
147+ Without this option, only local Unix domain socket communication is
148+ possible.
149+ .TP
142150.BR " -n" " ," " -s"
143151The
144152.IR " -s" " and" " -n"
@@ -191,6 +199,8 @@ default port then all frontend application users must specify the same
191199port (using command-line options or
192200.SM PGPORT \c
193201) when starting any libpq application, including psql.
202+ Local Unix domain sockets also use this port number as an identifier
203+ to allow unix domain communication with multiple postmasters.
194204.SH "WARNINGS"
195205If at all possible,
196206.BR " do not"