Re: postgresql.conf and postgres options - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: postgresql.conf and postgres options
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Msg-id 200101241903.OAA15458@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to postgresql.conf and postgres options  ("Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>)
Responses Re: postgresql.conf and postgres options
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> Bruce Momjian writes:
> 
> > I have added all possible config options to postgresql.conf.sample.
> 
> It was actually fully intentional that there was *no* list of all possible
> config options in the sample file, because
> 
> 1) Who's going to maintain this?
> 
> 2) People should read the documentation before messing with options.
> 
> (" is not the correct string delimiter either.)

Changed to ''.  Thanks.

> 
> I have bad experiences with sample config files.  The first thing I
> usually do is delete them and dig up the documentation.
> 
> Do other people have comments on this issue?

I have marked all places where these defaults are set in the C code,
pointing them to update postgresql.conf.sample.  

I found it is nice to see a nice list of all options for quick review.
It makes the file much more useful, I think.

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