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Re: Confirming precedence order of Default for GUCs

David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>

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From: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
To: Manav Kumar <mkumar@yugabyte.com>
Cc: "pgsql-sql@lists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-sql@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-05-21T13:52:14Z
Lists: pgsql-sql 
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Manav Kumar <mkumar@yugabyte.com> wrote:
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> But in the https://arc.net/l/quote/qnpjwhcw (DOCS) it says ALTER
> DATABASE/ROLE can override the cmd line options passed in startup packet.
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The docs do not say that and in fact do not describe how packet startup
options interplay with user/database settings - at least not explicitly.

The fact Tom had to point to the source code for this suggests our
documentation could use some improvement.

David J.