Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Perhaps the easiest thing to do is to create a (possibly dangling) > symlink in /tmp to the real socket in a protected dir.
Cute idea ... > One thing to be aware of is /tmp cleaners ... ... but that would definitely be a problem. I think on most systems you'd have to explicitly tweak the /tmp-cleaning script to know not to zap such a link. Given that such a local customization would probably disappear in your next system update, the security gain might be fleeting. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match