Large Objects Across a Network - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Geoff Russell
Subject Large Objects Across a Network
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Msg-id Pine.GSO.4.05.10009180923010.7344-100000@magnum
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Responses Re: Large Objects Across a Network  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Hi all,

I've been experimenting with large objects - I don't need Gb, but
(usually) around 10k to 30k per object. It seems that the files in the
lo_import/lo_export calls have to be on the same machine as the backend
and furthermore that they can't contain symbolic links.

Am I right so far?

If so, then how does a person on a second machine get a large object.

e.g., I'm working on machine MYHOST, and the backend is on OTHERHOST.

    $ export PGHOST=OTHERHOST
    $ psql DB
      db=# select lo_export(T.X,'/tmp/X') from T where ...

will give you a file on OTHERHOST so I need to make sure MYHOST can
see the file.

Is there a way of having a network client use large objects without requiring
NFS or similar to share disks?

Cheers,
Geoff Russell

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