X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 336ABD1B433 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:14:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 19529-10 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:13:35 -0400 (AST) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B1C9D1B437 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:13:31 -0400 (AST) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hB1FDB19022382; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:13:11 -0500 (EST) To: Oliver Elphick Cc: Neil Conway , PostgreSQL hackers list , pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [HACKERS] initdb should create a warning message [was Re: [ADMIN] Size on Disk] In-reply-to: <1070263797.7719.2662.camel@linda.lfix.co.uk> References: <20031126043752.51857.qmail@web10804.mail.yahoo.com> <11414.1069826007@sss.pgh.pa.us> <1070231374.7719.2654.camel@linda.lfix.co.uk> <874qwl4f8h.fsf@mailbox.samurai.com> <1070263797.7719.2662.camel@linda.lfix.co.uk> Comments: In-reply-to Oliver Elphick message dated "Mon, 01 Dec 2003 07:29:57 +0000" Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 10:13:11 -0500 Message-ID: <22381.1070291591@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at postgresql.org X-Archive-Number: 200312/3 X-Sequence-Number: 2163 Oliver Elphick writes: > On Sun, 2003-11-30 at 23:18, Neil Conway wrote: >> 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. > Then it needs to be stated very prominently. But the place to put a > sign saying "Dangerous cliff edge" is beside the path that leads along > it. How about changing the names of those directories? regards, tom lane