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Re: location of the configuration files

Nigel J. Andrews <nandrews@investsystems.co.uk>

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From: "Nigel J. Andrews" <nandrews@investsystems.co.uk>
To: mlw <pgsql@mohawksoft.com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Kevin Brown <kevin@sysexperts.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Date: 2003-02-13T15:22:39Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, mlw wrote:

> Tom, I just don't understand why this is being resisted so vigorously. 
> What is wrong with starting PostgreSQL as:
> 
> postmaster -C /etc/postgresql.conf
> 
> UNIX admins would love to have this as a methodology, I don't think you 
> can deny this, can you? I, as a long term PG user, really really want 
> this, because in the long run, it makes PostgreSQL easier to administer.
> 
> If a patch allows PG to function as it does, but also allows a 
> configuration file methodology, why not?

I forgot to say that I don't see why this facility can't be included in
addition to the existing scheme.


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Nigel J. Andrews