Re: [GENERAL] Storing database in WORM devices

Isn't there some way to trick PostgreSQL with a RAM disk, like for the WAL?

Rick

pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org wrote on 05/11/2005 02:31:55 PM:

> Why? Any specific reason that you are aware of ?
> Are there any writes done to the database when read only SQL
> statements are issued?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas McNaught [mailto:doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 2:51 PM
> To: Goshen, Galit
> Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org; pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Storing database in WORM devices
>
>
> <GGoshen(at)axsone(dot)com> writes:
>
> > I would like to store the complete database into a WORM device (Write
Once
> > Read Many). I would like to access this database directly from the WORM
> > device and perform read only SQL statements against this device.
> >
> > Does anyone have such installation, or can determine if this is
possible?
>
> AFAIK Postgres will not currently run on a read-only filesystem.
>
> -Doug
>
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