Actually if the name of the file doesn't matter you could put it into $PGDATA/pg_stat and name it global.stat. When postgres stops (clean or because of failure), replaces the file with his own. So your content will be erased. I'm not sure it's completely safe but works in simple test. -- Sent from: http://www.postgresql-archive.org/PostgreSQL-general-f1843780.html -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general