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From Dmitry Samersoff
Subject Re: [HACKERS] pid file for postmaster?
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] pid file for postmaster?  (Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] pid file for postmaster?  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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On 25-Nov-99 Michael Meskes wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 24, 1999 at 01:33:37AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> > it. I think the pid file could be placed under $PGDATA. Opinions?
>> ... 
>> $PGDATA seems like the right place to put the file, since we can only
>> have one active postmaster at a time in a database directory.
> 
> Ehem, I think the correct place would be /var/run. At least that's what the
> filesystem standard says IIRC.

I agree ...



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