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[Nick Sloan <spam+launchpad@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

My release is 14.04. postgresql-common is 154.

When running pg_createcluster to create a cluster for which the data
directory already exists, pg_createcluster copies, and then deletes the
configuration files from the data directory. The deleting seems
unnecessary, and it seems like a symlink would be better suited here. At
the very least, I see no reason to delete the originals.

Specifically, this is a glaring flaw if I have established a database on
a different partition from my Ubuntu installation and I want to wipe and
reinstall Ubuntu while migrating this data. This is simple in theory,
but deleting the config files from the data directory creates a
frustrating barrier if I want to do this more than once.

** Affects: postgresql-common (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1392057

Title:
  pg_createcluster on an existing data directory can't be repeated

Status in “postgresql-common” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  My release is 14.04. postgresql-common is 154.

  When running pg_createcluster to create a cluster for which the data
  directory already exists, pg_createcluster copies, and then deletes
  the configuration files from the data directory. The deleting seems
  unnecessary, and it seems like a symlink would be better suited here.
  At the very least, I see no reason to delete the originals.

  Specifically, this is a glaring flaw if I have established a database
  on a different partition from my Ubuntu installation and I want to
  wipe and reinstall Ubuntu while migrating this data. This is simple in
  theory, but deleting the config files from the data directory creates
  a frustrating barrier if I want to do this more than once.

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