On 2013-08-01 20:33:49 -0400, Stephen Frost wrote: > * Andres Freund (and...@2ndquadrant.com) wrote: > > People know what to expect from .d directories, that's why I suggested > > it, don't feel really strongly about it. I dislike naming the > > subdirectories pgconf/... et al though, we should reference the original > > files name, instead of introducing new abbreviations. > > *People* should not be messing around with files under $PGDATA- that's > half the point. conf.d or other names which look like configuration > directories that an admin should modify are a *bad* idea.
I personally consider readers of this list persons... And even people not interested in internals will have to look in there if they set something stupid before. Like setting max_connections higher than the currently configured kernel's max number of semaphores. Or a good number of other settings. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
