Ron Mayer <rm_pg@cheapcomplexdevices.com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Isn't that usually, and more portably, handled in the filesystem
>> mount options?
> Yes to both. I could imagine that for small systems/workstations
> you might have some files that want access time, and others that
> wanted NOATIME -- it seems the new flag lets you choose on a
> file-by-file bases.
Personally, if I were an admin who wanted access times, I'd regard
the existence of such a flag as a security hole.
regards, tom lane
