Janet Jacobsen <jsjacobsen@xxxxxxx> writes: > Is it possible to create a database cluster on a machine that > has write access to the shared file system, shut down the > Postgres server on that machine, and then start up the > Postgres server on the machine that cannot write to the > shared file system, and thereafter, *only query* the database. No. The pid file is only the first and smallest problem you'd run into with a read-only database filesystem. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general