Re: Database Locations

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Keith Gray writes:
>> Has anyone had any joy with this example taken from documentation.

> Please read this (to the very end):

> http://www.us.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.2/postgres/managing-databases.html#MANAGE-AG-ALTERNATE-LOCS

But it does seem an unfortunate choice of example for the CREATE
DATABASE reference page to illustrate using a feature that's disabled by
default.  Seems like the ref page should mention that you need to have
compiled with whatever-that-option-symbol-is; or perhaps better, improve
the example to show how to do it with an environment variable.
        regards, tom lane