pg_upgrade --link on windows

From: "Arnaud L(dot)" <arnaud(dot)listes(at)codata(dot)eu>
To: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pg_upgrade --link on windows
Date: 2017-06-09 15:09:52
Message-ID: 9427796b-9434-91ec-cd6e-ee0c558487f0@codata.eu
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-docs

Hi,

the pg_upgrade page states that --link uses junction points on windows :

"--link
use hard links instead of copying files to the new cluster (use
junction points on Windows)"

I believe this is not correct. It uses hard links. Junction points are
soft links to directories, and would not allow the user to remove the
old-datadir after a successfull upgrade.

Out of safety I ran an upgrade without --link because of this, so I
think that clarifying this in the documentation could help some users.

Regards
--
Arnaud

Browse pgsql-docs by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Arnaud L. 2017-06-09 15:28:25 Re: pg_upgrade --link on Windows
Previous Message Arnaud L. 2017-06-09 15:02:42 Re: pg_upgrade --link on Windows