> > That's a good point. I don't think so because the socket will only
> > create for one user. Basically, we don't need something bulletproof
> > here. We just need something to prevent admins from accidentally
> > starting two postmasters on the same port.
>
> Actually I just remebered the issue here, if one wants to start
> postmaster on an alternate port there will be no conflict and
> all hell may break loose.
We already lock the /data directory. This is for the port lock.
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