On Sat, Jun 18, 2005 at 09:27:49 -0400, Robert Treat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 18 June 2005 04:55, Andreas Pflug wrote: > > Magnus Hagander wrote: > > > Umm. Tiny item, but your comment still refers to the database as > > > pg_system ;-) > > > > > What is the purpose of this database? A generalized, shared resource for tool > makers and add-on packages to store information in PostgreSQL, or a working > database that is usable (and to be used) out of the box for new users? I > really don't think we want the latter... I can see users connecting via psql > and then playing around with different add/create type statements. It is all > too common a question from newbies... "does postgresql have a default > database to get started with?" They'll see this database and begin creating > schema and using this as thier main database, and I think we ought to avoid > that. If people don't like pg_system, pg_addons seem like a much safer name > to go with imho.
I believe the intention is that things that need to connect to some database to do their work (e.g. psql -l, createuser) will connect to that database. createdb will still connect to template1, but now will be less likely to have a conflict with another user being connected to template1 at the same time. I didn't check the patch to see if the behavior of the psql -l and createuser were changed or if just the initdb behavior was changed. I don't think it will be a big deal if people put stuff in that database. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq