Re: OnLine unreliable in filesystem files?

kevinc writes: |> We can put this thread to rest if you could agree that as long as the flavor |> of Unix you are running REALLY offers a sync'ed write(2) on an fd open()'ed |> O_SYNC, and your logs are on such a file, fast-recovery will guarantee that |> there is no data loss up to the last committed Xaction prior to failure. |> |> What do you think? Assured of all the above, I can see no reason that any data loss would occur. I still would not be entirely comfortable betting my business on it... Dave Disclaimer: These opinions are not those of Informix Software, Inc. ************************************************************************** "I look back with some satisfaction on what an idiot I was when I was 25, but when I do that, I'm assuming I'm no longer an idiot." - Andy Rooney