Greg Smith <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> It looks to me like the fact that the .lock file is created is only >> documented in src/backend/utils/init/miscinit.c , and even there the >> reason why (what you wrote above) isn't mentioned. Seems like noting >> this file is created in the unix_socket_directory entry of the docs, and >> the rationale for why in the source code, would make a useful >> improvement. Anybody want to write a little documentation patch? Done. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin