> After looking into the issue of using PID file locks vs. flock/unlock, I have
> come to the following conclusions:
>
> 1. It is generally agreed that a PID lock file should replace the current me-
> thod of locking (fcntl based locking). (See the message thread with
> '[HACKERS] flock patch breaks things here' in the subject).
>
> 2. The purpose of the lock file is to prevent multiple postmasters from run-
> ning on the same port and database.
>
> 3. Two PID files will be necessary, one to prevent mulitple instances of post-
> masters from running against the same data base, and one to prevent
> multiple
> instances from using the same port.
>
> 4. The database lock will be located in the DATA directory being locked.
>
> 5. The port lock will be kept in '/var/opt/pgsql/lock/'.
Yes, except lock file should be kept in /tmp. I don't have
/var/opt/..., and I doubt others do either.
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