Andreas Joseph Krogh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What I don't get is why everybody think that because one solution doesn't fit > all needs on all platforms(or NFS), it shouldn't be implemented on those > platforms it *does* work on.
(1) Because we're not really interested in supporting multiple fundamentally different approaches to postmaster interlocking. The system is complicated enough already. (2) Because according to discussion so far, we can't rely on this "solution" anywhere. Postgres can't easily tell whether its data directory is mounted over NFS, for example. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq