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Re: [HACKERS] pid file for postmaster?

Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org>

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From: Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org>
To: pgsql-hackers@hub.org
Date: 1999-11-25T07:20:33Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
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.

Michael
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