Re: ext3 filesystem / linux 7.3

On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Josh Berkus wrote:

> > I had previously understood that ext3 was a bad thing with PostgreSQL and I
> > went way above and beyond to create it on an Ext2 filesystem (the only one
> > on the server) and mount that.

We recently started using Postgres on a new database server running RH 7.3
and ext3.  Due to some kernel problems the machine would crash at random
times.  Each time it crashed it came back up extremly easily with no data
loss.  If we were on ext2 coming back up after a crash probably wouldn't
have been quite as easy.

We have since given up on RH 7.3 and gone with RH Enterprise ES.  Just an
FIY for any of you out there thinking about moving to RH 7.3 or those that
are having problems with 7.3 and ext3.

Chris