Re: binary logs: a location other than pg_xlog??

From: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
To: "James Cloos" <cloos(at)jhcloos(dot)com>, "pgsql-admin" <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: "Lou Picciano" <loupicciano(at)comcast(dot)net>,<jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: binary logs: a location other than pg_xlog??
Date: 2010-11-22 19:02:43
Message-ID: 4CEA69F30200002500037D0B@gw.wicourts.gov
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James Cloos <cloos(at)jhcloos(dot)com> wrote:

> I notice that everyone suggests using a symlink, but I never see
> anyone suggest just mounting a filesystem there.

I think initdb wants an empty directory. Once it creates the
directory structure with pg_xlog, if that's a mount point, it's a
bit awkward to mount there and then copy from behind the mount point
onto it. A symbolic link seems both safer and easier.

-Kevin

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