From: James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com>
To: pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Lou Picciano <loupicciano@comcast.net>
Cc: jd@commandprompt.com
Subject: Re: binary logs: a location other than pg_xlog??
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:42:22 -0500
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>>>>> "TL" == Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
TL> It *is* configurable: make pg_xlog a symlink.
I notice that everyone suggests using a symlink, but I never see anyone
suggest just mounting a filesystem there.
Is there a (technical) reason for that? Or is a symlink just though to
be easier to explain?
-JimC
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James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com> OpenPGP: 1024D/ED7DAEA6
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