Re: For review: Server instrumentation patch

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>, Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: For review: Server instrumentation patch
Date: 2005-07-25 15:26:52
Message-ID: 200507251526.j6PFQqL21858@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >> It also just strikes me as just the wrong way to go about solving the
> >> apparent problem.
>
> > I thought an API for postgresql.conf is what we agreed to, but I don't
> > see it on the TODO list. Is that correct?
>
> Like you, I seem to recall some prior discussion along this line, but
> I think it didn't get solid enough to produce a TODO item. Right now
> the best we could do is
>
> * Better support for remote database administration, eg, APIs
> to change configuration and restart the postmaster
>
> which is mighty vague.

Added to TODO:

o Allow postgresql.conf file values to be changed via an SQL API
o Allow the server to be stopped/restarted via an SQL API

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