On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 01:38:34PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Gavin Sherry wrote: > > > Related question: are there plans afoot to allow specifying an alternate > > > location for pg_xlog (or pg_delete-me-not) to save doing the shutdown-DB, > > > mv > > > directory to other disk, symlink, start-DB dance? > > > > People have discussed it but I don't know of anyone working on it. > > TODO has: > > * Allow the pg_xlog directory location to be specified during initdb > with a symlink back to the /data location > > I think the only reason it is not done yet is because it is so easy to > do for admins, and it is impossible to do while the server is running.
Along those lines, is there anything else that would benefit from being moved? pg_clog and pg_subtrans come to mind; but maybe pg_multixact and pg_twophase are candidates as well? -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
