Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone
Date: 2001-01-26 20:18:13
Message-ID: 200101262018.PAA03316@candle.pha.pa.us
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> The 'tmpwatch' program on Red Hat will remove the /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock
> file after the server has run 6 days. This will be a problem.
>
> We could touch (open) the file once every time the ServerLoop() runs
> around. It's not perfect but it should work in practice.

If we have to do it, let's make it an #ifdef __linux__ option.

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