Re: location of the configuration files
Mark Woodward <pgsql@mohawksoft.com>
From: mlw <pgsql@mohawksoft.com>
To: Bruno Wolff III <bruno@wolff.to>
Cc: Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Kevin Brown <kevin@sysexperts.com>, Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.net>, Rod Taylor <rbt@rbt.ca>
Date: 2003-02-13T16:53:26Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Bruno Wolff III wrote: >On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 09:23:20 -0500, > mlw <pgsql@mohawksoft.com> wrote: > > >>Personally, however, I think the configuration issue is a no-brainer and >>I am amazed that people are balking. EVERY other service on a UNIX box >>is configured in this way, why not do it this way in PostgreSQL? The >>patch I submitted allowed the configuration to work as it currently >>does, but allowed for the more standard configuration file methodology. >> >> > >If you are interested in reading a contrary position, you can read >Berstein's arguments for his recommended way to install services at: >http://cr.yp.to/unix.html > > > Where, specificaly are his arguements against a configuration file methodology? > >