From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:03:16 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Update spoofing /tmp symlink instructions to be more specific about the
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Update spoofing /tmp symlink instructions to be more specific about the
name of the needed symlink file.
---

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index f015133fb2..8d63c12864 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -1398,10 +1398,10 @@ $ <userinput>kill -INT `head -1 /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`</userinput
    linkend="guc-unix-socket-directory">) that has write permission only
    for a trusted local user.  This prevents a malicious user from creating
    their own socket file in that directory.  If you are concerned that
-   some applications might still look in <filename>/tmp</> for the
-   socket file and hence be vulnerable to spoofing, create a symbolic link
-   during operating system startup in <filename>/tmp</> that points to
-   the relocated socket file.  You also might need to modify your
+   some applications might still reference <filename>/tmp</> for the
+   socket file and hence be vulnerable to spoofing, during operating system
+   startup create symbolic link <filename>/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432</> that points
+   to the relocated socket file.  You also might need to modify your
    <filename>/tmp</> cleanup script to preserve the symbolic link.
   </para>