Bruce Momjian wrote:
> You could saw the same about installing postgresql.conf in /data. It
> is not required and doesn't do anything. It just makes changes
> easier.
I used to say that, but I think now it is sort of required because of
the various settings inserted by initdb.
But one thing is a server program reading a configuration file once when
it starts. Another things is a client program reading a configuration
file every time it starts.
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Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/