On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 10:17 PM, Josh Berkus <j...@agliodbs.com> wrote: > If we symlink pg_xlog, then it will still trip up anyone who does "rm > -rf *log*/*" or deletes files directly from inside the directory, both > of which I've seen. Deleting the directory itself is comparatively rare > in my experience. So for this do to any good, we'd have to plan to > (eventally, at least) get rid of the symlinks. Do links work the same > on Windows, btw?
Hm, I don't agree the symlink version wouldn't do *any* good. I think it's a good step since it solves the rm -rf pg_xlog problem, and it solves the problem if a sysadmin uses /usr/bin/du to find large directories suitable for deletion, as it won't show symlinks. > Also ... if we were to rename it, it should be "pg_wal" or "pg_xact". > Please let's not add yet another term for the WAL. +1 -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
