On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Greg Smith <gsm...@gregsmith.com> wrote: > The postgresql.conf file being modified is generated by initdb, and it's > already being customized per install by the initdb-time rules like detection > for maximum supported shared_buffers. It isn't one of the files installed by > the package manager where the logic you're describing kicks in. The > conflict case would show up, to use a RHEL example, if I edited a > /etc/sysconfig/postgresql file and then a changed version of that file > appeared upstream. Stuff in PGDATA is all yours and not tracked as a config > file.
Well putting configuration files in PGDATA is itself a packaging violation. I'm talking about /etc/postgresql.conf. Yes it's possible for packages to simply opt out of the configuration file management which at least means they're not actively causing problems -- but it's a cheat, it means it's giving up on providing the user with useful upgrades of configuration files. -- greg -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
