From: | Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> |
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To: | Martin Pitt <mpitt(at)debian(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: pg_config, pg_service.conf, postgresql.conf .... |
Date: | 2006-02-23 12:33:10 |
Message-ID: | 20060223123310.GG28530@svana.org |
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On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 12:42:52PM +0100, Martin Pitt wrote:
> > The main downside of this system is that some sysadmin pretty much
> > needs to create the clusters for everyone.
>
> What do you mean in particular? The packages install a default cluster
> (e. g. postgresql-8.1 creates a cluster 8.1/main), more clusters can
> be created with pg_createcluster.
What I mean is that only root can run pg_createcluster (either via
package installation or directly). At least, that's what my reading of
the code tells me. Uless you have an pg_adoptcluster somewhere :)
> I agree. Also, FYI, a while ago I proposed some patches which allow
> several major versions to be installed in parallel, but they were
> deemed too specific for upstream inclusion (which is fine; it's the
> distributor's task to integrate an application into a distribution's
> file layout/configuration handling/other quirks).
I really like the way Debian does it, you do a good job. Have you
considered autogenerating entries for pg_service.conf?
Have a nice day,
--
Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> http://svana.org/kleptog/
> Patent. n. Genius is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration. A patent is a
> tool for doing 5% of the work and then sitting around waiting for someone
> else to do the other 95% so you can sue them.
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