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: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone
Date: 2001-01-28 00:05:35
Message-ID: 27722.980640335@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Oliver Elphick" <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> /var/run/postgresql

There's another reason why the standard socket directory is /tmp,
and that's that it exists everywhere. Not all Unix systems even *have*
a /var hierarchy, let alone one that the admin will let you have a
playpen in.

regards, tom lane

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