Here's what you wrote, so it isn't lost in the void:
Rails related postgres gotchas
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silence CREATE TABLE in tests
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In database.yml:
min_messages: warning # silence CREATE TABLE messages in postgres
silence postgres system table access in logs
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see
http://railsonpostgresql.com/2010/10/06/reducing-log-output-from-the-rails-postgr
sql-connection-adapter
gem 'silent-postgres'
postgres holds onto conections:
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see# https://gist.github.com/1157737
Need structure dump/load (triggers, full-text search)?
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username is required for db_dump
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In database.yml:
username: <%= `whoami` %> # needed for sq_dump
update rake tasks for structure dump/load:
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see# https://gist.github.com/1157737
Need help adding a user?
$ sudo su postgres
$ createuser `whoami`