X-Original-To: pgsql-hackers-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41859D1B43E for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 16:18:47 +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 33785-01 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:18:16 -0400 (AST) Received: from smtp.istop.com (dci.doncaster.on.ca [66.11.168.194]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4726ED1B437 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:18:16 -0400 (AST) Received: from stark.dyndns.tv (gsstark.mtl.istop.com [66.11.160.162]) by smtp.istop.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DABE3692D; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:16:56 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=stark.dyndns.tv ident=foobar) by stark.dyndns.tv with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AQqjI-00078z-00; Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:16:56 -0500 To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Subject: Re: initdb should create a warning message [was Re: 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> In-Reply-To: <1070263797.7719.2662.camel@linda.lfix.co.uk> From: Greg Stark Organization: The Emacs Conspiracy; member since 1992 Date: 01 Dec 2003 11:16:56 -0500 Message-ID: <873cc4ecnb.fsf@stark.dyndns.tv> Lines: 12 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at postgresql.org X-Archive-Number: 200312/27 X-Sequence-Number: 47931 Oliver Elphick writes: > 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. The only way to make this prominent would be a file with the *name* "THIS DIRECTORY CONTAINS CRITICAL DATA". Not a "README" with that message inside. -- greg