Re: [HACKERS] postmaster locking issues. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] postmaster locking issues.
Date
Msg-id 199810121444.KAA03232@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] postmaster locking issues.  ("Thomas G. Lockhart" <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>)
List pgsql-hackers
> > I have talked to Billy.  I see no real value to try chasing around
> > OS-specific lock file locations.  /tmp is fine, and if they don't have
> > sticky bits in /tmp, they have much larger problems than the location
> > of the lock file.
>
> The OS-specific areas would be a nice feature, but not for this release
> of course. We could either put in the hooks to specify the area now, and
> default to /tmp, or we could put that off until December.
>
> Perhaps Billy and I can work it through then...

Yes, let's wait.  I don't want another round of 'My OS has ...' at this
point in the release cycle.  I think Marc would have a heart attack.

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