Re: [HACKERS] initdb should create a warning message [was Re: [ADMIN]

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>
>>Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
>>
>>>On Sun, 2003-11-30 at 23:18, Neil Conway wrote:
>>>
>>>>I do agree that we could stand to document the purpose of pg_clog
>>>>and pg_xlog more clearly. However, this information belongs in the
>>>>standard documentation, not scattered throughout $PGDATA.
>>
>>>Then it needs to be stated very prominently. But the place to put a
>>>sign saying "Dangerous cliff edge" is beside the path that leads along
>>>it.
>>
>>How about changing the names of those directories?
>
>
> I thought about that, but what would we call them? We could change xlog
> to wal, I guess. That might actually be clearer. xlog could become
> xstatus or xactstatus or just xact.
>

active_xdata
active_cdata

Mike Mascari
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