> > I would opt for /var/run to store the pid files and have the name set to
>
> That would assume that postmaster runs as root, which is not
> allowed...has to be in /tmp somewhere
>
> Maybe both should be under /usr/local/pgsql
I assume you mean the root of the installation rather than specifically
/usr/local/pgsql.
> somewhere, so they will not be removed by any
> '/tmp'-clean-up-scripts.
>
In $PGDATA would seem as good as anywhere (maybe $PGDATA/.run or some such)
/usr/local is mounted r/o on my system - $PGDATA lives elsewhere and is
writable.
Andrew
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