Re: Strange issue with initdb on 8.0 and Solaris automounts
This is a discussion on Re: Strange issue with initdb on 8.0 and Solaris automounts within the pgsql Hackers forums, part of the PostgreSQL category; --> Tom Lane wrote: >>I don't know why the command 'mkdir' doesn't exhibit the >>same problem as the function 'mkdir', ...
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 Re: Strange issue with initdb on 8.0 and Solaris automounts Tom Lane wrote: >>I don't know why the command 'mkdir' doesn't exhibit the >>same problem as the function 'mkdir', but running: >> >> > > > >> mkdir /software/postgresql-8.0.0 >> >> > > > >>produces the correct error "File exists" on my system. >> >> > >Could you truss that and see what it does? It would be a simple change >in initdb to make it stat before mkdir instead of after, but I'm not >totally convinced that would fix the problem. If mkdir returns a funny >error code then stat might as well ... > > > > There's also a tiny race condition, which I guess isn't worth worrying about. Returning ENOSYS is pretty bogus ... cheers andrew ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq      |
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