Change WAL directory via conf

From: Thomas Butz <tbutz(at)optitool(dot)de>
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Subject: Change WAL directory via conf
Date: 2026-02-27 13:50:15
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Is there a reason why the location of the WAL directory cannot be specified via the configuration?
The documentation describes a workaround using a symbolic link, which I find rather awkward:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/wal-internals.html

Why is there no wal_directory analogous to data_directory?

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Thomas Butz

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