Re: Changing the data directory Ubuntu

On Aug 15, 2006, at 1:19 PM, shaun(dot)ricci(at)gmail(dot)com wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have done a good deal of investigation and cannot seem to find a
> straight answer. Is there way to change the default data directory?
> I am using Ubuntu Dapper LTS. I have a seperate hard drive (and
> partition) that I want to keep my data on in case of a problem with
> the
> OS.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Shaun

Unless Ubuntu is doing anything funny, you should be able to set
data_directory in postgresql.conf:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/runtime-config-file-
locations.html

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