On 9/14/07, nus4u@xxxxxxx <nus4u@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Sounds like postgresql is being started, and then the /tmp directory > > is being cleared of old files by your OS. What's the Sxx number on > > the startup file in /etc/init.d/rcx.d that you're using (assuming SYSV > > init) > > Thanks Scott ! > > I change the location of the socket file and it isn t deleted anymore ! > Until now i am not quite sure which script deletes the socket files, i > guess it is "tmpwatch" which is called from cron.hourly, but disabling > and restarting didn t solve the problem. > In rc3.d it has the Numer S96postgres, after this script only > sendmail,rhnsd,haldaemon,messagebus and local are executed, but > none of them will delete tmp files. > Any idea which and where the script is started who deletes tmp files ? > System is a Red Hat ES 4 ! On my laptop running fc4, there's this line in rc.sysinit: rc.sysinit:rm -f /tmp/.X*-lock /tmp/.lock.* /tmp/.gdm_socket /tmp/.s.PGSQL.* If your startup script runs before a line like that one above, you'd get the kind of failure you're talking about. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq