Many thx. It that in the doc? On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 06:21:05PM +0000, Andy Shellam (Mailing Lists) wrote: > The cluster's "name" is only the file-system's directory path. > > You can easily rename this directory, as long as you pass the relevant > directory name to pg_ctl's -D parameter (which tells PostgreSQL which > database "cluster" to use.) > > It goes without saying, don't move the directory while PostgreSQL is > running. > > > Ray Stell wrote: > >On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 06:36:23PM +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > > >>Ray Stell wrote: > >> > >>>Is there a method to rename a cluster? > >>> > >>Clusters don't have names in the first place. > >> > > > >So, from 16.2 "Creating a Database Cluster" > > > >"...you must initialize a database storage area on disk. > >We call this a database cluster." > > > >then, directory = cluster, no? > > > >What I was trying to get at is, is mv of the dir ok or > >is there something else that needs to be considered? Thx. > > > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > >TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > > > >!DSPAM:37,45d4a11118511420134615! > > > > > > > > > -- > Andy Shellam > NetServe Support Team > > the Mail Network > "an alternative in a standardised world" > > p: +44 (0) 121 288 0832/0839 > m: +44 (0) 7818 000834 > -- You have no chance to survive make your time.