On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 7:17 AM Amit Kapila <amit.kapil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Now, as mentioned in the first paragraph, it seems we anyway don't
> need to reset the WAL at the end when setting the next OID for the new
> cluster with the -o option. If that is true, then I think even without
> slots work it will be helpful to have such an option in pg_resetwal.
>
> Thoughts?

I wonder if we should instead provide a way to reset the OID counter
with a function call inside the database, gated by IsBinaryUpgrade.
Having something like pg_resetwal --but-dont-actually-reset-the-wal
seems both self-contradictory and vulnerable to abuse that we might be
better off not inviting.

-- 
Robert Haas
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