Re: Remove fsync ON/OFF as a visible option? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Remove fsync ON/OFF as a visible option?
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Msg-id 550DC97C.1020704@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: Remove fsync ON/OFF as a visible option?  (Gavin Flower <GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz>)
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On 03/21/2015 12:32 PM, Gavin Flower wrote:

> What does ACID mean???
>
> I don't want to trip out on acid, and if I do, I don't want it hanging
> around.  Safer to set this to off!!!
>
>
> I actual do know what ACID means, but some 'children' have write access
> to a the postgresql.conf file without adequate 'adult' supervision!

Some? I make my living babysitting, even some of our best clients have 
some ruby on rails developer constantly saying, "Dude, like the DB 
doesn't matter man... we can just (takes long sip of organic stock) 
horizontally partition this stuff".

Sincerely,

JD


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