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

From: James Cloos <cloos(at)jhcloos(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>, "pgsql-admin" <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "Lou Picciano" <loupicciano(at)comcast(dot)net>, jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com
Subject: Re: binary logs: a location other than pg_xlog??
Date: 2010-11-24 20:59:30
Message-ID: m38w0ibfp1.fsf@jhcloos.com
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>>>>> "TL" == Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:

TL> Here is the problem: what if someday that filesystem happens not to
TL> be mounted? Then you have a bare mountpoint directory, with no real
TL> way for the postmaster to notice that that wasn't what you intended.
TL> Hilarity ensues.

That is a convincing argument.

-JimC
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