Re: [HACKERS] Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone

[Tom Lane]

"Oliver Elphick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> No, UNIX sockets are specifically mentioned as belonging under /var/run.
> In section 5.10 "/var/run : Run-time variable data", it says: "Programs
> that maintain transient UNIX-domain sockets should place them in this 
> directory."

> So what ever the outcome for the wider PostgreSQL community, I must make
> the change to conform to Debian policy.

Just out of curiosity, does Debian enforce a nonstandard location for
X sockets as well?

                        regards, tom lane