On 30 May 2016 at 16:35, Daniel Westermann < daniel.westerm...@dbi-services.com> wrote: ...
> Then I delete the file: > ... > No issue in the log. This is probably coming from the cache, isn't it? Is > this intended and safe? > Postgres manages your data for you. What you're doing is not a supported use case and I recommend not to do that in the future. > Can someone please tell me the intention behind that? From my point of > view this is dangerous. If nobody is monitoring the log (which sadly is the > case in reality) nobody will notice that only parts of the table are there. > Wouldn't it be much more safe to raise an error as soon as the table is > touched? > How would we know that an external agent had deleted the file? What action should we take if we did notice? It's a very good thing that we remain flying even with multiple bullet holes in the wings. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ <http://www.2ndquadrant.com/> PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
