Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> > One thing to be aware of is /tmp cleaners ...
> 
> ... but that would definitely be a problem.  I think on most systems
> you'd have to explicitly tweak the /tmp-cleaning script to know not to
> zap such a link.  Given that such a local customization would probably
> disappear in your next system update, the security gain might be
> fleeting.

We could hack the postmaster so that it touches the /tmp socket
(hardcoded path) in addition to the unix_socket_directory one.

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Alvaro Herrera                                http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
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