> -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17 June 2005 15:09 > To: Christopher Kings-Lynne > Cc: Andreas Pflug; Magnus Hagander; Dave Page; Josh Berkus; > pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Utility database (Was: RE: Autovacuum > in the backend) > > One argument against this is that it'd mean another copy of the system > catalogs in a standard installation. That's been running > three to five > megabytes over the last few releases. Disk space is pretty > cheap these > days, but we do get occasional complaints from people who wish the > footprint was smaller.
Yeah, but those people could easily drop it to save that space. They'd have to offer an alternative default db for their users, but then I guess they probably have pretty unusual requirements anyway so I doubt that would add any pain. Regards, Dave. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
