Re: Utility database

From: Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne(at)acm(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Utility database
Date: 2005-06-17 20:59:08
Message-ID: 42B3399C.4090705@pse-consulting.de
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:

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> It strikes me that these names just might have some significance to
> developers but will have none at all for users. I don't heve a better
> alternative ... maybe because the purpose has been expressed somewhat
> fuzzily.

I'd define the purpose like this:

- being a db that's existing reliably right after initdb, unless deleted
by an ( evil-minded :-) admin.

- contain data for cluster wide system services, e.g. pgAgent schedules,
configuration for autovacuumV2, profiling data

regards,
Andreas

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