Re: Running postgres on a read-only file system

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Tyler Mitchell" <TMitchell(at)lignum(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org, nicolasb(at)maich(dot)gr
Subject: Re: Running postgres on a read-only file system
Date: 2002-08-30 04:11:28
Message-ID: 26346.1030680688@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Tyler Mitchell" <TMitchell(at)lignum(dot)com> writes:
> We are trying to make a fully contained, CD-runable version of postgres.
> The only problem we are really having is the locking of the database files
> in the PGDATA folder. Since the PGDATA folder is on the CD (i.e.
> read-only) this will not work.

You can say that again.

> Or better yet could you give me some guidance on how to
> get around this.

Put PGDATA on a writable volume. RAM disk, maybe.

regards, tom lane

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