Re: pg_system_identifier()

On 8/26/13 8:48 AM, Fujii Masao wrote:
>>> I think it's also noteworthy that Slony and londiste both rely on the user
>>> >>specifying node identifiers. They don't try to be magic about it. I think
>>> >>there's 2 advantages there:
>>> >>
>>> >>- Code is simpler
>>> >>- Users can choose a naming schema that makes sense for them
>> >Definitely agreed on that.
> A user can already specify the unique standby name by using
> application_name in primary_conninfo. So, the remaining thing
> that we should do is to expose the primary_conninfo, i.e.,
> commit the merge-recovery.conf-into-postgresql.conf patch ;P

Is uniqueness actually enforced there? I believe that was part of the original problem...
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