| From: | "Nigel J(dot) Andrews" <nandrews(at)investsystems(dot)co(dot)uk> |
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| To: | mlw <pgsql(at)mohawksoft(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Kevin Brown <kevin(at)sysexperts(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Subject: | Re: location of the configuration files |
| Date: | 2003-02-13 15:22:39 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.21.0302131521160.2660-100000@ponder.fairway2k.co.uk |
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On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, mlw wrote:
> Tom, I just don't understand why this is being resisted so vigorously.
> What is wrong with starting PostgreSQL as:
>
> postmaster -C /etc/postgresql.conf
>
> UNIX admins would love to have this as a methodology, I don't think you
> can deny this, can you? I, as a long term PG user, really really want
> this, because in the long run, it makes PostgreSQL easier to administer.
>
> If a patch allows PG to function as it does, but also allows a
> configuration file methodology, why not?
I forgot to say that I don't see why this facility can't be included in
addition to the existing scheme.
--
Nigel J. Andrews
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