Thanks All. I learned plenty this morning. --- Douglas McNaught <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 12/10/07, Ted Byers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > OK. A worry. How is template_postgis > constructed? > > Is it just a handy reference to template1? Or > does it > > exist independantly? I don't want to be dropping > > template1 only to find that breaking > template_postgis. > > All databases are separate entities--the data copy > only happens at > creation time, based on the template you specify. > The > 'template_postgis' DB is not a standard PG database, > so either it's > created by the PostGIS install, or someone at your > site set it up. > > It sounds like the thing for you to do is drop > template1 (which will > have no effect on template_postgis), create it again > from template0, > and use template_postgis when you need it (otherwise > template1 will be > used by default for new databases). > Great! Thanks for this. I appreciate it. Ted ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
