Thomas Hallgren wrote:
>"Manfred Spraul" <manfred@colorfullife.com> wrote in message
>news:40A8EEE9.3000405@colorfullife.com...
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>>Bruce Momjian wrote:
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>>>The only downside to removal is that folks without symlinks (I believe
>>>Win32 only) will loose that functionality with nothing to replace it.
>>>However, I think the clarity of removing it is worth it. Also, I think
>>>someone had a special way to do symlinks on Win32 and we should look
>>>into that.
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>>Windows 2000 and later support mount points - you can attach a new
>>partition as C:\pgsql\data\xlog instead of D:\. That might be enough for
>>most users. IIRC there was a tool to create arbitrary links, but it was
>>removed just before W2K final.
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>If you run NTFS, it's still possible to use arbitrary links. In the Windows
>world, they are called junctions. Microsoft does not provide a junction tool
>for some reason (perhaps because it's limited to NTFS). A good tool, free
>and with source, can be found here
>http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#junction I use this tool
>myself. Works like a charm.
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We've looked at it before. Apart from anything else I don't think its
license is compatible with PostgreSQL's.
Also, IIRC NTFS junctions also have some severe limitations.
cheers
andrew
