Oliver Elphick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The use of the word "log" in the directory name does tend to invite
> this error, and some have acted on it without asking first.  I think
> initdb should put a README.IMPORTANT file in $PGDATA to say [...]

If someone deletes something from $PGDATA without understanding what
it is, they deserve what they get.

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.

-Neil


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