James Cloos <cloos@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I notice that everyone suggests using a symlink, but I never see > anyone suggest just mounting a filesystem there. I think initdb wants an empty directory. Once it creates the directory structure with pg_xlog, if that's a mount point, it's a bit awkward to mount there and then copy from behind the mount point onto it. A symbolic link seems both safer and easier. -Kevin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin