Re: PostgreSQL crashes with Qmail-SQL

Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>

From: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Michael Devogelaere <michael@digibel.be>, Jan Wieck <janwieck@yahoo.com>, Stephan Szabo <sszabo@megazone23.bigpanda.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers Mailing List <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2002-01-25T01:52:18Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> 
> Justin Clift writes:
> 
> > This provides an interesting lead.  There's at least one linux
> > distribution which does this.  Part of the cron'd maintenance scripts
> > delete all the files in /tmp, and therefore play havoc....
> 
> Deleting a socket file doesn't create havoc, it simply means you can't
> connect anymore.

Sorry Peter,

I wasn't being entirely accurate, more describing that Something Not
Wanted Happens.  I'll try to be more accurate next time.

:)

+ Justin

> 
> --
> Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net

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