guly wrote:
>       I have installed postgresql in /usr/local filesystem on RH Linux. But 
> Running for two months,the datas are growing too fast.There is no enough 
> space at /usr/local filesystem. I want to make this filesystem bigger or move 
> the database to another 
> filesystem and don't stop the database.Someone can tell me how to do 
> that?Thanks.

I don't know about all the aspects regarding Postgresql, but you could
create another partition, either from current free space, or by adding
another drive and migrate /usr/local to it.

Create the new space (format existing unused space, add a new drive)
mount the new space (/tmpmnt or something)
Boot to single user, insure your postgresql database is not active.
Copy /usr/local to /tmpmnt
Modify /etc/fstab to mount /usr/local on /tmpmnt

Once you verify this all works, you will need to reboot to single user,
unmount your new /usr/local so you can remove the old stuff that was in
the old /usr/local partition/directory in order to recover that space.

Others may shoot this down because of issues with Postgresql I'm not
aware of, but I do this all the time to move stuff around or create new
space.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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