On 2016-08-29 12:07:51 -0400, David Steele wrote:
> >> pg_replslot -> pg_tmp/pg_repslot
> >
> > That's most certainly not ephemeral. Just because something isn't
> > generally appropriate on a standby, doesn't, by far, mean it's ephemeral.
>
> Yes, ephemeral was a poor choice of words. I really meant "can be
> excluded from backups".
Then it most certainly can't be called pg_tmp, that'll just invite
people to rm -rf it. And then they'll be screwed.
