Re: Permanent settings - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: Permanent settings
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Msg-id 47BB2144.2060905@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: Permanent settings  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: Permanent settings  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
>   
>> IMO this should all be in the database and that's it. The idea that our
>> global settings are in a file seems unusual consider we have a
>> perfectly good storage engine available.
>>     
>
> That doesn't work, because many settings must be loaded before the
> database is fully operational.
>
>   

Not to mention what would happen if the database had a problem so we 
couldn't read the config.

Knowing when not to use a database is as important as knowing when to 
use one.

cheers

andrew


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