On 18-07-2013 17:02, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > I think we should just put the config directives of ALTER SYSTEM into a > file, not dir, alongside postgresql.conf; I would suggest > postgresql.auto.conf. This file is parsed automatically after > postgresql.conf, without requiring an "include" directive in > postgresql.conf. If the user does not want that file, they can remove > it; but a future ALTER SYSTEM will create the file again. No need to > parse stuff to find out whether the directory exists, or the file > exists, or such nonsense. > +1. Let's keep it as simple as possible. There will be the possibility to revisit the directory and/or include* ideas.
> I think the only drawback of this is that there's no way to disable > ALTER SYSTEM (i.e. there's no directory you can remove to prevent the > thing from working). > Disable ALTER SYSTEM? No, thanks. Change the postgresql.auto.conf permissions or ownership is an elegant way to disable it. -- Euler Taveira Timbira - http://www.timbira.com.br/ PostgreSQL: Consultoria, Desenvolvimento, Suporte 24x7 e Treinamento -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers