Re: Is it possible to direct pgadm4 installer to use the /var folder within postrgres GUIX System Home folder?

Hi Periklis,

Please checkout https://www.pgadmin.org/docs/pgadmin4/6.12/config_py.html
You can configure:
DATA_DIR
LOG_FILE
SQLITE_PATH
SESSION_DB_PATH
STORAGE_DIR

On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 7:14 AM Periklis F. Didaskalou <periklis(dot)f(at)yandex(dot)com>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone else is using pgadmin on a Guix System machine.
>
> I managed to edit the postgresql config file to point to a /var folder
> within posgres's account.
>
> Now I'd like to do the same with pgadmin4's need of /var/lib and /var/log
> under that local /var folder in postgres's Home folder.
>
> I must admit I didn't dig very much through the pgadmin documentation. I
> just searched for /var/lib and /var/log.
>
> Guix System doesn't allow even root to add/alter anything under root level
> /var. You can, and it'll persist, but only until the
> next reboot. Fortunately Guix System allowed me to mount a second 4TB
> drive for postgres; which does persist.
>
> I'm trying here first before asking within a Guix System list.
>
> Peri/Periklis
>

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