Re: [HACKERS] postmaster crash and .s.pgsql file

Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: goran@bildbasen.se (Goran Thyni)
Cc: jamesh@interpath.com, hackers@postgreSQL.org
Date: 1998-01-27T12:21:12Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> 
> 
>    On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
>    : 
>    : When the postmaster crashes, it leaves the /tmp/.s.pgsql file in /tmp.
>    : Is there a way to auto-remove it after a postmaster crash?
>    : 
>    : -- 
>    : Bruce Momjian
>    : maillist@candle.pha.pa.us
>    : 
> 
>    I found that when using "-S" with postmaster, the file doesn't get
>    created at all. 
> 
> I have submitted a patch for this before,
> I think a got applied, maybe it has been 
> (accidently) reverted since.
> (patch below)
> 
> The same goes for Bruce's problem with
> socket name being 1 char short.
> 
>    I will look at removing the file on startup when I'm in there.
> 
> Don't, it gets removed at shutdown except when crashing.
> Removing at startup opens a whole new can of worms.
> (You must no postmaster is not already running.)

Yes.  All is working, thanks.

-- 
Bruce Momjian
maillist@candle.pha.pa.us