Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql-server/src

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>, Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)fourpalms(dot)org>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql-server/src
Date: 2002-08-13 19:53:22
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.44.0208132024180.9559-100000@localhost.localdomain
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Tom Lane writes:

> That does not change my opinion about the -X/PGXLOG switch though ---
> having a backup safety check is not an excuse for having a fundamentally
> insecure set of startup options.

OK, so:

1. Leave -X option in initdb. Remove all other -X options.

2. Remove all uses of PGXLOG.

3. Symlink from PGDATA to desired location.

4. Implement pg_mvxlog to move xlog if server is shut down. (So no one
needs to know about 3.)

In the future:

Combine pg_mvxlog, pg_controldata, pg_resetxlog into pg_srvadm.

Sounds good.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net

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