9.0beta2 - server crash when using HS + SR

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Hello

I am testing HS + SR in a system running 9.0beta2. What I am doing is
just trying all kind of crazy combinations and see how the system
handles them.

One of the test I knew was going to fail was to create a tablespace in
the master node with the directory used by the tablespace existing in
the master and not in the standby node.

What I didn't expect was such a serious consequence. Postgres crashed in
the standby node and it refused to start until the directory needed by
the tablespace was created also in the standby.

I suppose there is not an easy way of fixing this, but at least it would
be a good idea to update the documentation with some information about
how to fix this error situation (hot-standby.html#HOT-STANDBY-CAVEATS
will be a nice place to have this information)

Another thing is that the HINT message in the logs was a little
misleading. The server is down and it will not start without fixing the
cause of the problem.
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FATAL: directory "/var/pgsql/ts_test" does not exist
CONTEXT: xlog redo create ts: 20177 "/var/pgsql/ts_test"
LOG: startup process (PID 10147) exited with exit code 1
LOG: terminating any other active server processes
WARNING: terminating connection because of crash of another server process
DETAIL: The postmaster has commanded this server process to roll back
the current transaction and exit, because another server process exited
abnormally and possibly corrupted shared memory.
HINT: In a moment you should be able to reconnect to the database and
repeat your command.
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regards,
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Rafael Martinez, <r(dot)m(dot)guerrero(at)usit(dot)uio(dot)no>
Center for Information Technology Services
University of Oslo, Norway

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