On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 09:31:32PM -0500, Stephen Frost wrote: > Greetings, > > * Bruce Momjian (bruce@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 12:25:24PM -0500, Stephen Frost wrote: > > > Ah, right, I forgot that it did that, fair enough. > > > > > > I've never been thrilled with that particular approach due to the > > > inherent risks of people messing directly with files like pg_control, > > > but that's how it is for now. > > > > There was too much concern that users would accidentally start the old > > server at some later point, and its files would be hard linked to the > > new live server, leading to disaster. > > Sure, I understand that concern, just wish there was a better approach > we could use for "DO NOT START THIS SERVER" rather than moving of the > pg_control file. As ugly as it is, I have never heard of a better solution. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. + + Ancient Roman grave inscription +
