
>Tyler Mitchell wrote:
>> Hi, I couldn't get any good answers off the ADMIN list, can you help me?
>>

>Or at least not one that you liked, huh ;-)

Ooops "good" is a relative term. I should phrase it "I couldn't get any
answers that directly met my application needs" :)

I know that I need to at least get some more understanding on the process
that takes place.  But like I said, I don't even really know where to start
and couldn't find anything in the docs (at least using the keywords that
came to mind) to help explain it to me.

>You won't get a more authoritative answer than you've already gotten.

A guy's gotta try :(




Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:08:59 -0700
"Tyler Mitchell" <TMitchell@lignum.com>
Re: Running postgres on a read-only file system
On Fri, Aug 30, 2002 at 02:08:59PM -0700, Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> 
> I know that I need to at least get some more understanding on the process
> that takes place.  

The problem is that PostgreSQL doesn't have a "read only" mode.  So
you can't really do it this way.

Is there a way to make a RAMDISK on Win32?  If so, Tom Lane's
suggestion is probably the best one.  Set up a RAMDISK, put your data
directory there, and presto.  Of course, that means you need enough
physical memory to hold the database, which might cause problems.

What about using the CD-ROM to copy a version of the database onto
the hard drive?  You could delete it when your application shuts
down, I guess; you'd still need that much free space for your db,
though.

A

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Fri, 30 Aug 2002 17:18:37 -0400
Andrew Sullivan <andrew@libertyrms.info>
Re: Running postgres on a read-only file system