On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> wrote: >> I'm not sure I understand this issue in detail, but why would using >> rmtree() on something you expect to be a symlink ever be a good idea? >> It seems like if things are the way you expect them to be, it has no >> benefit, but if they are different from what you expect, you might >> blow away a ton of important data. >> >> Maybe I am just confused. > > The suggestion is to get rid of using rmtree. Instead, if we find a > non-symlink in pg_tblspc we'll make the user clean it up before we can > continue. So your instinct is in tune with my suggestion.
Right. Maybe I should have just said "+1". -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
