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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone
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Msg-id 11379.980730694@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone  ("Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>)
Responses Re: Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone  (The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>)
Re: Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone  ("Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>)
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"Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.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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