| From: | Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com> |
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| To: | Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> |
| Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] initdb should create a warning message [was Re: |
| Date: | 2003-11-30 23:18:54 |
| Message-ID: | 874qwl4f8h.fsf@mailbox.samurai.com |
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Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> The use of the word "log" in the directory name does tend to invite
> this error, and some have acted on it without asking first. I think
> initdb should put a README.IMPORTANT file in $PGDATA to say [...]
If someone deletes something from $PGDATA without understanding what
it is, they deserve what they get.
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.
-Neil
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