Hi, > If this were a bulletproof solution then I'd consider it anyway, but > AFAICS it's got the very same vulnerabilities as the flag-file method, > ie, if you RPM install or upgrade while your mountable data directory > is offline, you can still get screwed.
Isn't the most bulletproof solution to make initdb more careful about overwriting an existing data directory? - Sander ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings