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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> Well, I thought we copied everything except things tha can be specified
> as different in CREATE DATABASE, though I can see why we would not copy
> them.  Should we document this or issue a notice about not copying
> non-default database attributes?

We do not need a notice for behavior that (a) has stood for twenty years
or so, and (b) is considerably less broken than any alternative would be.
If you feel the docs need improvement, have at that.

			regards, tom lane