On Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:21:25 +0100, Klaus Heinz
<k.heinz.maer.drei@onlinehome.de> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> is /var/run/ available for creation of .pid files on all supported
> platforms?

I just happen to be running RH 7.2 nearby.  It has /var/run.  It reports
itself as:

$ uname -a
Linux sandbox.schemamania.org 2.4.18-3 #1 Thu Apr 18 07:37:53 EDT 2002
i686 unknown

--jkl