On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 6:28 PM, martin soethof <martinsoet...@hotmail.com>wrote:
> Hello > I have the following situation. > I used a postgres installer that can choose seperate paths for the normal > postgres and the data folder. > I used this because i wanted to share a database on an external hard drive > between 2 computers. > I installed it on PC #1, the normal postgres files are on my D drive, the > data folder and its components are on the portable F drive.. > Tomorrow i will be sitting behind PC #2, how should i install it.. > If i do install it the same way, won't that overwrite the existing data > folder on the F drive and thus result in loss of data or a corrupt database. > Or will postgres-installation simply notice i already have a data folder > there and ask if i want to share this? > Could you please guide me through the path of how to install postgresql on > the 2nd computer, so that both computers share their data in the same > folder.. > I used postgresql 8.4 > The installer will not over-write any settings in your data folder and continue as usual. Its an option where you can give a pre-existing data folder to a new installation. > Regards, > Martin > -- Regards, Sachin Srivastava EnterpriseDB, India
