Kevin Grittner wrote: >Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: >> Most of the data-loss reports I've seen appeared to come from >> people who wouldn't be capable of doing such recovery work even if >> better tools were available.
>No doubt; but the recovery work often winds up in the hands of >people with more skills than those responsible for the loss. >Whoever comes in to help with recovery is looking for every bit of >traction they can get. You'd be amazed at some of the odd straws >people can grasp to help recover data. And, obviously, the amount of time spent (by the professional) to recover the data goes down a lot when more information is available; which reduces cost and shortens the downtime to the sad sod that lost the data in the first place. -- Stephen. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers