Re: PG 9.0 - Default postgresql.conf?

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 1:53 AM, Phoenix Kiula <phoenix(dot)kiula(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 1:18 AM, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 19:11, Phoenix Kiula <phoenix(dot)kiula(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is there any place I can download the default postgresql.conf that
>>> comes with 9.0?
>>
>> http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=postgresql.git;a=blob_plain;f=src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample;h=a3880da7dac5d8ff55dc8f5f7a3f1fc8052627b0;hb=REL9_0_STABLE
>>
>> (note that initdb will make a few changes to it depending on your system)
>>
>> If you have installed PostgreSQL, you should also be able to locate a
>> postgresql.conf.sample file on your local system. Exactly were it is
>> depends on how you intalled PostgreSQL.
>
>
>
> Thanks Magnus. My PGSQL was installed on Linux using the Yum
> repositories. There's no file called *.conf.sample.
>
> What changes does initdb make -- can I make them by myself?
>

Btw, the default file is FAILING. The server does not restart.

How can I check what the problem is? I don't see any errors at least
on the command line.All I see is:

> service postgresql restart
Stopping postgresql service: [ OK ]
Starting postgresql service: [FAILED]

Thanks!