Storing pid file for a daemon run as user

Question

Is there a preferred place to store a pid file for a daemon that\'s run as a user? /var/run is the standard place, but this is for a user daemon so it doesn\'t have write pr

Answer 1

I suggest you go for a subdirectory within the user's home directory.

~/.programname/.pid

If there is any other user configuration data, you can store that in here too, in order to avoid cluttering up the home directory.