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

Matthew T. O'Connor wrote:
> Jim C. Nasby wrote:
>> On Sat, Aug 26, 2006 at 01:32:17PM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>> I am not exactly sure why we initdb at all. IMHO it would be better 
>>> if the start script just checked if there was a cluster. If not, it 
>>> wouldn't start, it would error with: You do not have a cluster, 
>>> please read man page on initdb.
>>
>> As Tom mentioned, it's for newbie-friendliness. While I can understand
>> that, I think it needs to be easy to shut that off.
> 
> I understand that, but it seems the whole problem of people overwriting 
> there data dir is because we initdb from the start script.  If we 
> installed the datadir during the RPM install, it would still be newbie 
> friendly and would removed initdb from start script solving that problem.
 initdb will not overwrite an existing installation.

Joshua D. Drake



> 
> The only downside is larger disk foot-print for something that a user 
> may never use.  Given the size of todays hard drives, and the size of a 
> standard RedHat install, I don't think that is much of an issue.
> 
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