> > I was wondering about this point - might it not be just as reasonable > > for the copied file to *be* an exact image of pg_control? Then a very > > simple variant of pg_controldata (or maybe even just adding switches to > > pg_controldata itself) would enable the relevant info to be extracted > > We didn't do that so admins could easily read the file contents.
If you use a readable file you will also need a feature for restore (or a tool) to create an appropriate pg_control file, or are you intending to still require that pg_control be the first file backed up. Another possibility would be that the start function writes the readable file and also copies pg_control. Andreas ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
