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Re: location of the configuration files

Bruno Wolff III <bruno@wolff.to>

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From: Bruno Wolff III <bruno@wolff.to>
To: mlw <pgsql@mohawksoft.com>
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: 2003-02-13T16:36:51Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
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