Why `nohup postgres 2>&1 > postgres.log &` instead of `pg_ctl start`? You could also use `pg_ctl -w start` to wait for proper server startup instead of `sleep 2`
Why? Ignorance. I'm used to running postmaster from years past (when not starting from an /etc script). Postmaster is now just called postgres, and it works for a disposable test instance setup.
I'll look into that, though, as it sounds like the right thing vs the sleep hack.
