Re: Confusing message in log file

Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I changed the postgresql.conf file (of an 8.2.4 server), and issued
> relaod using pg_reload_config(). Following are the messages I see in the log
> files:
>
> May 14 21:38:40 sfphotodb001 postgres[29658]: [19-1] 2008-05-14 21:38:40
> PDTLOG: received SIGHUP, reloading configuration files
> May 14 21:38:40 sfphotodb001 postgres[29658]: [20-1] 2008-05-14 21:38:40
> PDTLOG: parameter "shared_buffers" cannot be changed after server start;
> configuration file change ignored
> May 14 21:39:03 sfphotodb001 postgres[22928]: [21-1] 2008-05-14 21:39:03
> PDTLOG: archived transaction log file "0000000100000E23000000C8"
>
>
> What's confusing about this is that the second message says
> 'configuration file change ignored', so I expect the changed (newly enabled)
> archive_command to not take effect. But in fact, it does take effect.
>
> The message probably should be rephrased to say that this setting
> (shared_buffers) will not be changed.

Actually, no one else has been confused by this wording before, and I
can't think of better wording that doesn't sound redundant.

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