Re: Confusing message in log file

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Gurjeet Singh <singh(dot)gurjeet(at)gmail(dot)com>, PGSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Confusing message in log file
Date: 2008-06-30 22:50:21
Message-ID: 7217.1214866221@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> Gurjeet Singh wrote:
>> 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
>>
>> 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.

How about "... after server start; change ignored" ?
Or "attempted change ignored" ?

regards, tom lane

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