Re: [GENERAL] Storing database in WORM devices

From: Douglas McNaught <doug(at)mcnaught(dot)org>
To: <GGoshen(at)axsone(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Storing database in WORM devices
Date: 2005-05-11 18:51:12
Message-ID: m2ll6l7g0v.fsf@Douglas-McNaughts-Powerbook.local
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<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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