Re: ALTER SYSTEM for tcp_keepalives_idle doesn't show up with the SHOW command. - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

"Robertson, Alan L" <Alan.Robertson@charter.com> writes:
> Dear Postgres Bug list,
> I read about the ALTER SYSTEM command at https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/sql-altersystem.html and an
articleat 
> http://paquier.xyz/postgresql-2/postgres-9-4-feature-highlight-alter-system-set-for-dynamic-configuration/

> and his example worked exactly as it should.  However, when I tried with tcp_keepalives_idle, updates the auto.conf
fileas it should, but does not show up in the SHOW command...  I tried it with the value 60, or '60' - didn't seem to
makeany difference... 

I think the keepalive settings will read as zero unless your connection
is actually over TCP (ie not a unix socket).

            regards, tom lane