The Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit and WinXP Resource Kit (both free to download) both also provide the LINKD utility -- we use LINKD to create junctions on most of our Windows servers (to mimic the equivalent hard links we use on our Linux servers). - Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeremy Haile > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 1:44 PM > To: Roman Neuhauser; Karen Hill > Cc: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Can you specify the pg_xlog location > from a config file? > > > This utility is useful for creating junctions in Windows: > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Junc tion.mspx I am using this to "symlink" my pg_xlog directory to another disk and it works great. Jeremy Haile On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:27:04 +0000, "Roman Neuhauser" <neuhauser@xxxxxxxxxx> said: > # karen_hill22@xxxxxxxxx / 2007-01-26 09:21:27 -0800: > > Windows doesn't support symlinks. Is it possible instead for there > > to be a config file that lets one set where the pg_xlog directory > > will sit? > > Windows has junction points. > > -- > How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? > You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. > Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991 > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
