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To: Lou Picciano <loupicciano@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: binary logs: a location other than pg_xlog?? 
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Lou Picciano <loupicciano@comcast.net> writes:
> Admin Friends, Can someone tell me the conf variablee to change location of binary logs? Would like to store logs in a location other than pg_xlog in cluster data dir. 

There is no such setting.  But if you're so inclined you can make
pg_xlog be a symlink to some other directory.

			regards, tom lane