Re: alternative DB locations

> Jeff Hoffmann <jeff(at)propertykey(dot)com> writes:
> > not to be pedantic, but just to make sure, i looked in the 7.0 docs and
> > it says it plain as day on the "alternate locations" section from the
> > admin guide, second paragraph "This
> > environment variable must have been defined before the backend was
> > started" this is an incredibly common question for being spelled out
> > that directly in the documentation. this statement should probably be
> > bold or italic or otherwise emphasized,
>
> Actually, first it should be *corrected*. It should say "... defined
> before the POSTMASTER is started". Or even more directly, "... supplied
> in the postmaster's environment variable set".

Agreed. Corrected. Man, initlocation is a mess of a configuration.

--
Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 853-3000
+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue
+ Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026