Re: Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Oliver Elphick" <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone
Date: 2001-01-29 01:11:34
Message-ID: 11379.980730694@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Oliver Elphick" <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> No, UNIX sockets are specifically mentioned as belonging under /var/run.
> In section 5.10 "/var/run : Run-time variable data", it says: "Programs
> that maintain transient UNIX-domain sockets should place them in this
> directory."

> So what ever the outcome for the wider PostgreSQL community, I must make
> the change to conform to Debian policy.

Just out of curiosity, does Debian enforce a nonstandard location for
X sockets as well?

regards, tom lane

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