The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 2709
Logged by: manoj
Email address: manu (AT) usindia (DOT) com
PostgreSQL version: 8.1.5
Operating system: redhat 9
Description: how to start postgresql at startup
Details:

how to start postgresql at startup

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manoj wrote:
That is not a bug.

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Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/

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