"Igor Kovalenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Could we get away with saying that the Unix-socket-less platforms have >> weaker protection against mistakenly restarting the postmaster?
> Why can't we use named pipe (aka FIFO file) instead of UDS? That's exactly what I'm talking about. > Another thought is, why can't we use bind() to the postmaster port to detect > other postmasters? Because port number and data directory are independent parameters. The interlock on port number is not related to the interlock on data directory. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])