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From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Data directory on read-only media
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Msg-id 200511210900.59214.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to Data directory on read-only media  (Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka@iki.fi>)
Responses Re: Data directory on read-only media  (Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka@iki.fi>)
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Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> I've been thinking about running postgres from read-only media. It's
> handy for creating demo CDs etc.

I think that a read-only installation of PostgreSQL would be a very poor 
demonstration of its capabilities.  Better put the data in a RAM disk.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/

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