Re: pg_ctl -D?

Postgres expects all your data files to be in one location. The
workaround if you have chosen to spread them is to use symbolic links to
point to that one location again.

Sincerely,
--
Husam

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From: pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Ray Stell
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 7:39 AM
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [NOVICE] pg_ctl -D?

pg_ctl seems to want to be told where "data" is:

pg_ctl stop [-W] [-s] [-D datadir]

I've been scattering data across spindles and mount points. The
doc speaks to this in the singular:

-D datadir

Specifies the file system location of the database files.
If this is omitted, the environment variable PGDATA is used.

Do I need to tell pg_ctl where all the data is or does it figure it out
internally?

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