On 06/24/2015 07:43 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Andomar <andomar@aule.net> writes:
>> We've set up an include directory in postgresql.conf:
>> include_dir = 'conf.d'
>
>> The include directory has a file that changes the value of
>> "max_connections".
>
>> Now when we reload Postgres, an error appears in the logs:
>
>> -----
>> parameter ""max_connections"" cannot be changed without restarting the
>> server
>> ...
>> configuration file ""/var/lib/pgsql/9.4/data/postgresql.conf"" contains
>> errors; unaffected changes were applied
>> -----
>
>> But max_connections did not change before the reload. It is just
>> overruled in an included configuration file.
>
> This is fixed in 9.4 and up. Since it's just cosmetic, we did not
> back-patch the change.
So is the below the cosmetic part?:
"
configuration file ""/var/lib/pgsql/9.4/data/postgresql.conf"" contains
errors; unaffected changes were applied
"
Just for my edification. If an include file contains a different value
for a setting that can only be changed on restart, Postgres is supposed
to throw out the restart message?
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>
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Adrian Klaver
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