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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Improving backend startup interlock
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In response to Re: Improving backend startup interlock  (Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au>)
Responses Re: Improving backend startup interlock  (Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au>)
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Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au> writes:
> Is there some reason that file locking is not acceptable?  Is there
> any platform or filesystem supported for use with PostgreSQL which
> doesn't have working exclusive file locking?

How would we know?  We have never tried to use such a feature.

For sure I would not trust it on an NFS filesystem.  (Although we
disparage running an NFS-mounted database, people do it anyway.)
        regards, tom lane

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