On Fri, Apr 04, 2014 at 02:36:05AM +0000, YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
> > Thanks. To avoid socket path length limitations, I lean toward placing the
> > socket temporary directory under /tmp rather than placing under the CWD:
> >
> > http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/20121129223632.GA15016@tornado.leadboat.com
>
> openvswitch has some tricks to overcome the socket path length
> limitation using symlink. (or procfs where available)
> iirc these were introduced for debian builds which use deep CWD.
That's another reasonable approach. Does it have a notable advantage over
placing the socket in a subdirectory of /tmp? Offhand, the security and
compatibility consequences look similar.
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Noah Misch
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