Am 10.06.2010 15:48, schrieb Robert Haas: > Maybe so, but I don't give either method high marks for convenience. > Suppose I have a server running 8.2 and I'm going to wipe it and > install the latest version of $DISTRIBUTION which bundles 8.4. What > our current policy essentially means is that I have to get 8.4 running > on the old server before I wipe it (presumably compiling by hand, > since the old version of the distro doesn't ship it), or else manually > frobnicate the dump after I wipe it, or else find another server > someplace to install 8.4 on and run the dump there prior to the OS > upgrade. This really sucks. It's a huge pain in the tail, especially > for people who aren't used to compiling PG from source at the drop of > a hat.
+1 > I'm sure someone will tell me my system administration practices suck, > but people do these kinds of things, in real life, all the time. +1 -- Schönen Gruß - Regards Hartmut Goebel Dipl.-Informatiker (univ.), CISSP, CSSLP Goebel Consult Spezialist für IT-Sicherheit in komplexen Umgebungen http://www.goebel-consult.de Monatliche Kolumne: http://www.cissp-gefluester.de/ Goebel Consult mit Mitglied bei http://www.7-it.de
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