BUG #15909: Doc for `initdb` on `--data-checksums` says "cannot be changed later", but *can* be in Pg 12.
The following bug has been logged on the website:
Bug reference: 15909
Logged by: Basil Bourque
Email address: basil.bourque@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 12beta2
Operating system: macOS
Description:
The `--data-checksums` option on this page for `initdb`:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/app-initdb.html
…needs to be updated.
Currently says "This option can only be set during initialization, and
cannot be changed later."
But now in Postgres 12, the `pg_checksums` command can enable or disable
checksums on an existing cluster.
See: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/app-pgchecksums.html
--Basil Bourque
On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 04:10:52PM +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
But now in Postgres 12, the `pg_checksums` command can enable or disable
checksums on an existing cluster.
My fault here. As it is an initdb option, it is pretty obvious that
it is an initialization-time option. My take is to simply remove the
sentence completely instead of adding an extra reference to
pg_checksums. Thoughts?
--
Michael
On 17 Jul 2019, at 05:30, Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> wrote:
On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 04:10:52PM +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
But now in Postgres 12, the `pg_checksums` command can enable or disable
checksums on an existing cluster.My fault here. As it is an initdb option, it is pretty obvious that
it is an initialization-time option. My take is to simply remove the
sentence completely instead of adding an extra reference to
pg_checksums. Thoughts?
Agreed, better to just remove the sentence altogether.
cheers ./daniel