Re: [HACKERS] postmaster crash and .s.pgsql file

On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:

:
: When the postmaster crashes, it leaves the /tmp/.s.pgsql file in /tmp.
: Is there a way to auto-remove it after a postmaster crash?
:
: --
: Bruce Momjian
: maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us
:

I found that when using "-S" with postmaster, the file doesn't get
created at all.

I have submitted a patch for this before,
I think a got applied, maybe it has been
(accidently) reverted since.
(patch below)

The same goes for Bruce's problem with
socket name being 1 char short.

I will look at removing the file on startup when I'm in there.

Don't, it gets removed at shutdown except when crashing.
Removing at startup opens a whole new can of worms.
(You must no postmaster is not already running.)

regards,
--
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Gran Thyni, sysadm, JMS Bildbasen, Kiruna

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diff -c src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c.orig src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
*** /databaser/pg-sup/pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c.orig Mon Jan 26 08:46:08 1998
--- /databaser/pg-sup/pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c Tue Jan 27 09:35:21 1998
***************
*** 482,488 ****
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s: ", progname);
perror("cannot disassociate from controlling TTY");
! exit(1);
}
#endif
i = open(NULL_DEV, O_RDWR);
--- 482,488 ----
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s: ", progname);
perror("cannot disassociate from controlling TTY");
! _exit(1);
}
#endif
i = open(NULL_DEV, O_RDWR);