Re: [PATCH] Warn users about duplicate configuration parameters

On 4/7/17 11:22 AM, Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
>>> Recently I've discovered that if there are multiple values of the same
>>> parameter in postgresql.conf PostgreSQL will silently use the last one.
>>> It looks like not the best approach to me. For instance, user can find
>>> the first value in the config file and expect that it will be used, etc.
>>>
>>> I suggest to warn users about duplicated parameters. Here is a
>>> corresponding patch.
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>
>> -1 - I frequently just override earlier parameters by adding an include
>> at the end of the file. Also, with postgresql.auto.conf it's even more
>> common to override parameters.
>
> -1 from me too by the same reason Andres said.

-1 from me for the same reason.

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