Re: some pg_rewind usability issues - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: some pg_rewind usability issues
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Msg-id CA+Tgmoar=NECcAfV6vASpSG6KkXZ9dP1oM8xX=60DyN7q5UtMg@mail.gmail.com
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In response to some pg_rewind usability issues  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 10:28 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:
> pg_rewind --source-server uses the libpq default mechanisms for the
> database, but that's useless for pg_rewind, which can just always use
> dbname=postgres, like other database-agnostic utilities.

Keep in mind that the postgres database can be dropped.  Most if not
all of our other utilities offer a Way Out in that situation.

-- 
Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company



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