Re: Docs for service file

I specified the file path better in the docs; don't think it makes
sense to push the file format docs into the SGML because it is not a
feature that is going to be used very much.

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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bruce Momjian writes:
>
> > Joe Conway says he uses this exact feature in Oracle. They just
> > distribute the file to the hosts. That seemed like a good reason to
> > keep it.
>
> OK, if we're keeping it then let's at least get things right. The
> documentation doesn't contain any information about the file format. It
> refers you to a file called pg_service.conf.sample for more information.
> The information should be moved from the file to the documentation. Also,
> the documentation doesn't give any hint where that file is supposed to be.
>
> Also, the sample file really belongs in src/include/libpq in the source
> tree.
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net
>
>

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