Re: initdb crash - Mailing list pgsql-hackers-win32

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: initdb crash
Date
Msg-id 1709.24.211.141.25.1089154877.squirrel@www.dunslane.net
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In response to Re: initdb crash  ("Neil Harrilall" <harrilall2104@rogers.com>)
List pgsql-hackers-win32
Neil Harrilall said:
> Is anyone getting this crash when installing on ntfs an partition or
> only on fat32?  I have gotten the initdb crash installing on fat32.
> Used xcacls to set permissions and got no errors!
> However if an app is making use of these acls, I would assume that  it
> will crash.
> Will try installing on ntfs partition soon.
>

Running on fat32 is just asking to be shot in the foot. If there is a simple
check to detect it I'd favor having initdb and/or postgres refuse to run on
fat32.

cheers

andrew



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