[GENERAL] Re: Separating the ro directory of the DB engine itself from the rw data areas . . .

2011-01-28 Thread Jasen Betts
On 2011-01-24, Albretch Mueller lbrt...@gmail.com wrote: ~ I need to configure postgreSQL in a way that I could run it from a directory mounted as read only, with separate rw partitions mounted for the data, logs, . . . ~ What would be the steps to follow and the issues to take into

[GENERAL] Re: Separating the ro directory of the DB engine itself from the rw data areas . . .

2011-01-28 Thread Jasen Betts
On 2011-01-24, Albretch Mueller lbrt...@gmail.com wrote: ... better yet; is it possible to configure postgreSQL in a way that it depends on external variables set via the OS in the same process in which it is started? Debian manages that somehow. I've got two 8.4 clusters running and only

Re: [GENERAL] Re: Separating the ro directory of the DB engine itself from the rw data areas . . .

2011-01-28 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 10:12:28PM +, Albretch Mueller wrote: ... better yet; is it possible to configure postgreSQL in a way that it depends on external variables set via the OS in the same process in which it is started? Sure. Use the -D command-line switch or the $PGDATA environment

[GENERAL] Re: Separating the ro directory of the DB engine itself from the rw data areas . . .

2011-01-24 Thread Albretch Mueller
... better yet; is it possible to configure postgreSQL in a way that it depends on external variables set via the OS in the same process in which it is started? ~ lbrtchx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: