Re: [Pgsqlrpms-hackers] Safer auto-initdb for RPM initscript

Sander Steffann wrote:
> Hi,
>  
>   
>> If this were a bulletproof solution then I'd consider it anyway, but
>> AFAICS it's got the very same vulnerabilities as the flag-file method,
>> ie, if you RPM install or upgrade while your mountable data directory
>> is offline, you can still get screwed.
>>     
>
> Isn't the most bulletproof solution to make initdb more careful about
> overwriting an existing data directory?
>
>   

It is extremely careful. The point is that the NFS mount will hide the 
existing datadir from initdb.

cheers

andrew