[Unit] Description=PostgreSQL database server After=network.target [Service] Type=forking TimeoutSec=120 User=postgres Group=postgres Environment=PGROOT=/var/lib/pgsql SyslogIdentifier=postgres PIDFile=/var/lib/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid ExecStart= /usr/bin/pg_ctl -s -D ${PGROOT}/data start -w -t 120 ExecReload=/usr/bin/pg_ctl -s -D ${PGROOT}/data reload ExecStop= /usr/bin/pg_ctl -s -D ${PGROOT}/data stop -m fast # Due to PostgreSQL's use of shared memory, OOM killer is often overzealous in # killing Postgres, so adjust it downward OOMScoreAdjust=-200 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target