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From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone
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Msg-id 200101262018.PAA03316@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Sure enough, the lock file is gone  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone  ("Ross J. Reedstrom" <reedstrm@rice.edu>)
Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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> The 'tmpwatch' program on Red Hat will remove the /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock
> file after the server has run 6 days.  This will be a problem.
> 
> We could touch (open) the file once every time the ServerLoop() runs
> around.  It's not perfect but it should work in practice.

If we have to do it, let's make it an #ifdef __linux__ option.

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