On Apr 11, 5:34 pm, andreas.kretsch...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ("A.
Kretschmer") wrote:
> am Thu, dem 10.04.2008, um 23:53:18 -0700 mailte J Ottery folgendes:
>
> > Using windows XP and TCP/IP network.
>
> > I install PostgreSQL on a client PC and put the data files on a
> > networked drive (instead of the local drive). Postgres as user and
> > localport. This works well.
>
> > Now I install postgresSQL on another client machine and point it to
> > the same data directory on the network drive.
>
> Sure, you can do that. But there are faster ways to destroy your data.
>
>
>
> > Will this setup work OK for multiple / concurrent users and accessing
> > the same tables on either of the client machines or is there something
> > else I need to be aware of?
>
> You idea is complete ill. PostgreSQL is a Server-Client-database, with
> one Server and multiple Clients. You can't access to the same
> database-files with multiple database-servers.
>
> Andreas
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I understand now Andreas. Thanks for the advice.
