INITLOCATION(1) PostgreSQL Server Applications INITLOCATION(1)NAMEinitlocation - create a secondary PostgreSQL database
storage area
SYNOPSISinitlocation directory
DESCRIPTIONinitlocation creates a new PostgreSQL secondary database
storage area. See the discussion under CREATE DATABASE
[create_database(l)] about how to manage and use secondary
storage areas. If the argument does not contain a slash
and is not valid as a path, it is assumed to be an envi-
ronment variable, which is referenced. See the examples at
the end.
In order to use this command you must be logged in (using
su, for example) as the database superuser.
EXAMPLES
To create a database in an alternate location, using an
environment variable:
$ export PGDATA2=/opt/postgres/data
Stop and start postmaster so it sees the PGDATA2 environ-
ment variable. The system must be configured so the post-
master sees PGDATA2 every time it starts. Finally:
$ initlocation PGDATA2
$ createdb -D PGDATA2 testdb
Alternatively, if you allow absolute paths you could
write:
$ initlocation /opt/postgres/data
$ createdb -D /opt/postgres/data/testdb testdb
SEE ALSO
PostgreSQL Administrator's Guide
Application 2002-11-22 INITLOCATION(1)
