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From Zdenek Kotala
Subject Re: Can Postgres 8.x start if some disks containing tablespaces are not mounted?
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In response to Can Postgres 8.x start if some disks containing tablespaces are not mounted?  ("Morris Goldstein" <morris.x.goldstein@gmail.com>)
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Morris Goldstein napsal(a):
> Suppose I have a database with $PGDATA on /dev/sda, and a tablespace
> directory on /dev/sdb. Will Postgres start successfully if /dev/sda is
> mounted and /dev/sdb is not? If not, why not?

It is not good idea to run PostgreSQL in your scenario. However PostgeSQL needs
only catalog tables to start. Until you don't touch data stored on unmounted
disk you should not get any error.


        Zdenek

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