diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
index aa34b386ae..6878a19fa7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -176,6 +176,17 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
+
+
+
+
+
+ This option specifies the directory where the transaction log
+ should be stored.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
index 64a013cb7c..ab5c3f44d6 100644
--- a/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
+++ b/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
* Portions taken from FreeBSD.
*
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c,v 1.127 2007/01/05 22:19:47 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c,v 1.128 2007/01/06 19:40:00 momjian Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static char *authmethod = "";
static bool debug = false;
static bool noclean = false;
static bool show_setting = false;
+static char *xlog_dir = "";
/* internal vars */
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ static char *features_file;
static char *system_views_file;
static bool made_new_pgdata = false;
static bool found_existing_pgdata = false;
+static bool made_new_xlogdir = false;
+static bool found_existing_xlogdir = false;
static char infoversion[100];
static bool caught_signal = false;
static bool output_failed = false;
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ static void exit_nicely(void);
static char *get_id(void);
static char *get_encoding_id(char *encoding_name);
static char *get_short_version(void);
-static int check_data_dir(void);
+static int check_data_dir(char *dir);
static bool mkdatadir(const char *subdir);
static void set_input(char **dest, char *filename);
static void check_input(char *path);
@@ -610,6 +613,24 @@ exit_nicely(void)
fprintf(stderr, _("%s: failed to remove contents of data directory\n"),
progname);
}
+
+ if (made_new_xlogdir)
+ {
+ fprintf(stderr, _("%s: removing transaction log directory \"%s\"\n"),
+ progname, xlog_dir);
+ if (!rmtree(xlog_dir, true))
+ fprintf(stderr, _("%s: failed to remove transaction log directory\n"),
+ progname);
+ }
+ else if (found_existing_xlogdir)
+ {
+ fprintf(stderr,
+ _("%s: removing contents of transaction log directory \"%s\"\n"),
+ progname, xlog_dir);
+ if (!rmtree(xlog_dir, false))
+ fprintf(stderr, _("%s: failed to remove contents of transaction log directory\n"),
+ progname);
+ }
/* otherwise died during startup, do nothing! */
}
else
@@ -618,6 +639,11 @@ exit_nicely(void)
fprintf(stderr,
_("%s: data directory \"%s\" not removed at user's request\n"),
progname, pg_data);
+
+ if (made_new_xlogdir || found_existing_xlogdir)
+ fprintf(stderr,
+ _("%s: transaction log directory \"%s\" not removed at user's request\n"),
+ progname, xlog_dir);
}
exit(1);
@@ -919,13 +945,13 @@ get_short_version(void)
}
/*
- * make sure the data directory either doesn't exist or is empty
+ * make sure the directory either doesn't exist or is empty
*
* Returns 0 if nonexistent, 1 if exists and empty, 2 if not empty,
* or -1 if trouble accessing directory
*/
static int
-check_data_dir(void)
+check_data_dir(char *dir)
{
DIR *chkdir;
struct dirent *file;
@@ -933,7 +959,7 @@ check_data_dir(void)
errno = 0;
- chkdir = opendir(pg_data);
+ chkdir = opendir(dir);
if (!chkdir)
return (errno == ENOENT) ? 0 : -1;
@@ -2354,6 +2380,7 @@ usage(const char *progname)
" in the respective category (default taken from\n"
" environment)\n"));
printf(_(" --no-locale equivalent to --locale=C\n"));
+ printf(_(" -X, --xlogdir=XLOGDIR location for the transaction log directory\n"));
printf(_(" -A, --auth=METHOD default authentication method for local connections\n"));
printf(_(" -U, --username=NAME database superuser name\n"));
printf(_(" -W, --pwprompt prompt for a password for the new superuser\n"));
@@ -2397,6 +2424,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
{"debug", no_argument, NULL, 'd'},
{"show", no_argument, NULL, 's'},
{"noclean", no_argument, NULL, 'n'},
+ {"xlogdir", required_argument, NULL, 'X'},
{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
};
@@ -2447,7 +2475,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
/* process command-line options */
- while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "dD:E:L:nU:WA:s", long_options, &option_index)) != -1)
+ while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "dD:E:L:nU:WA:sX:", long_options, &option_index)) != -1)
{
switch (c)
{
@@ -2507,6 +2535,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
case 's':
show_setting = true;
break;
+ case 'X':
+ xlog_dir = xstrdup(optarg);
+ break;
default:
/* getopt_long already emitted a complaint */
fprintf(stderr, _("Try \"%s --help\" for more information.\n"),
@@ -2836,7 +2867,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
#endif
- switch (check_data_dir())
+ switch (check_data_dir(pg_data))
{
case 0:
/* PGDATA not there, must create it */
@@ -2887,6 +2918,82 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
exit_nicely();
}
+ /* Create transaction log symlink, if required */
+ if (strcmp(xlog_dir, "") != 0)
+ {
+ char *linkloc;
+
+ linkloc = (char *) palloc(strlen(pg_data) + 8 + 2);
+ sprintf(linkloc, "%s/pg_xlog", pg_data);
+
+ /* check if the specified xlog directory is empty */
+ switch (check_data_dir(xlog_dir))
+ {
+ case 0:
+ /* xlog directory not there, must create it */
+ printf(_("creating directory %s ... "),
+ xlog_dir);
+ fflush(stdout);
+
+ if (mkdir_p(xlog_dir, 0700) != 0)
+ {
+ fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not create directory \"%s\": %s\n"),
+ progname, xlog_dir, strerror(errno));
+ exit_nicely();
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ check_ok();
+ }
+
+ made_new_xlogdir = true;
+ break;
+ case 1:
+ /* Present but empty, fix permissions and use it */
+ printf(_("fixing permissions on existing directory %s ... "),
+ xlog_dir);
+ fflush(stdout);
+
+ if (chmod(xlog_dir, 0700) != 0)
+ {
+ fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not change permissions of directory \"%s\": %s\n"),
+ progname, xlog_dir, strerror(errno));
+ exit_nicely();
+ }
+ else
+ check_ok();
+
+ found_existing_xlogdir = true;
+ break;
+ case 2:
+ /* Present and not empty */
+ fprintf(stderr,
+ _("%s: directory \"%s\" exists but is not empty\n"
+ "If you want to store the transaction log there, either\n"
+ "remove or empty the directory \"%s\".\n"),
+ progname, xlog_dir, xlog_dir);
+ exit(1); /* no further message needed */
+
+ default:
+ /* Trouble accessing directory */
+ fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not access directory \"%s\": %s\n"),
+ progname, xlog_dir, strerror(errno));
+ exit_nicely();
+ }
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYMLINK
+ if (symlink(xlog_dir, linkloc) != 0)
+ {
+ fprintf(stderr, _("%s: could not create symbolic link \"%s\": %s\n"),
+ progname, linkloc, strerror(errno));
+ exit_nicely();
+ }
+#else
+ fprintf(stderr, _("%s: symlinks are not supported on this plataform"));
+ exit_nicely();
+#endif
+ }
+
/* Create required subdirectories */
printf(_("creating subdirectories ... "));
fflush(stdout);