Re: [HACKERS] Re: Sure enough, the lock file is gone

[Tom Lane]

Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> The bottom line: yes, /tmp was a poor choice of place to put the
>> socket files.  But no, it is not so poor as to be worth creating a

> Was it really a poor choice.  Where else can we put it as non-root?

I would've favored something like /tmp/.postgres/socketfile,
which is comparable to typical X11 setups.  But it's moot, since
we can't change the default path even that much without creating a
compatibility headache ...

                        regards, tom lane