Forum OpenACS Q&A: Response to PostgreSQL and Journaling FS

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Posted by mark dalrymple on
> I've heard mixed results of PG on a ReiserFS partition
> (it only journals metadata, BTW, so won't prevent data
> loss on a crash)

Gee, right when I was about to make that point too. Journaling file systems just ensure that the file system metadata (directory structure, file location tables, etc) is consistent. It doesn't journal the user data changes. Applications are still responsible for doing what is appropriate to protect the data.