Re: 2026-02-26 release announcement draft

Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.org>

From: "Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>
To: "Daniel Westermann (DWE)" <daniel.westermann@dbi-services.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-02-24T05:53:05Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

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On 2/23/26 1:58 AM, Daniel Westermann (DWE) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> You should also execute this command in the `template0` and `template1` databases so future databases you create in your PostgreSQL cluster have the correct function volatility setting.
> 
> Shouldn't it be mentioned that template0 is read only and give instructions how to do this properly?

"template0" isn't read-only; it isn't connectable by default. That said, 
this is a good recommendation given the behaviors of these databases. I 
modified the text to include a link to the documentation for more 
information on the core template databases. Please see attached.

Thanks,

Jonathan