Re: initdb profiles - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: initdb profiles
Date
Msg-id 17537.1126201243@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: initdb profiles  (Andrew - Supernews <andrew+nonews@supernews.com>)
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Andrew - Supernews <andrew+nonews@supernews.com> writes:
> On 2005-09-08, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> initdb is really the wrong place for this anyway, because in many
>> situations (RPM installations for instance) initdb is run behind the
>> scenes with no opportunity for user interaction.  We should be doing
>> our best to remove options from initdb, not add them.

> Running initdb behind the scenes is a proven dangerous practice; why
> encourage it?

I don't see anything particularly dangerous about it.
        regards, tom lane


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