Re: some pg_rewind usability issues

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: some pg_rewind usability issues
Date: 2015-09-17 02:42:42
Message-ID: CA+Tgmoar=NECcAfV6vASpSG6KkXZ9dP1oM8xX=60DyN7q5UtMg@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 10:28 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> pg_rewind --source-server uses the libpq default mechanisms for the
> database, but that's useless for pg_rewind, which can just always use
> dbname=postgres, like other database-agnostic utilities.

Keep in mind that the postgres database can be dropped. Most if not
all of our other utilities offer a Way Out in that situation.

--
Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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