From: | Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk> |
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To: | "'mlw'" <markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com> |
Cc: | PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Explicit configuration file |
Date: | 2001-12-12 08:43:10 |
Message-ID: | FED2B709E3270E4B903EB0175A49BCB1047357@dogbert.vale-housing.co.uk |
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mlw [mailto:markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com]
> Sent: 11 December 2001 12:14
> Cc: PostgreSQL-development
> Subject: Re: Explicit configuration file
>
>
>
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> >
> > mlw writes:
> >
> > > > That could be mildly useful, although symlinks make
> this already
> > > > possible, and a bit clearer, IMHO.
> > >
> > > On systems which support symlinks, yes.
> >
> > All systems that are able to run PostgreSQL support symlinks.
> >
> > Really.
>
> Windows does not supprt symlinks.
No, but Cygwin does and that's the environment that PostgreSQL runs in.
Other than that, I agree entirely with mlw (sorry Peter :-) ).
If /etc/postgresql.conf included settings on the hba.conf file, ident.conf
file & data directory (and anything else I've forgotten) to use then a new
user could get up and running far quicker, and control every aspect of the
server from /etc/postgresql.conf without mucking about with symlinks (which
can be very confusing if working on a (convoluted) system setup by someone
else and *not* otherwise documented) OR (and I think this is the important
bit for a new user) having to modify their environment.
More complex/multiple instance systems could easily use a -C, -cf -f or
whatever option to specify an alternate config file.
Just my 2 pennies worth...
Regards, Dave.
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