Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:
> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 16:29, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Wait a minute. �Isn't this problem about to metastasize into "I need to
>> read *every* global catalog from walsender"? �If not, why not? �If so,
>> I think we need another answer.
> Um, why would I need that? I need to be able to find all files, which
> means I need to find all tablespaces. I don't see how that would turn
> into "every global catalog"?
Well, if you just need to find all the files, scan the symlinks in
$PGDATA/pg_tblspc/. Don't turn a filesystem problem into a catalog
problem.
regards, tom lane
