Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk> writes:
> The use of the word "log" in the directory name does tend to invite
> this error, and some have acted on it without asking first. I think
> initdb should put a README.IMPORTANT file in $PGDATA to say [...]
If someone deletes something from $PGDATA without understanding what
it is, they deserve what they get.
I do agree that we could stand to document the purpose of pg_clog
and pg_xlog more clearly. However, this information belongs in the
standard documentation, not scattered throughout $PGDATA.
-Neil