[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > First, we keep the standard PostgreSQL directory the way it has always > been with template0, template1, pg_xlog, pg_clog, etc. in the same place. > We can refer to this as the "system" directory. This makes sense because > all the system level stuff is there. User databases should be discouraged > from the system, and users should be encouraged to create and use separate > tablespaces for their databases.
Why? This seems to me to be pushing complexity onto users whether they want/need it or not. I think that only a relatively small number of installations will have any use for tablespaces, and we should not try to coerce average users into worrying about them. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])