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From David G. Johnston
Subject Re: Unexpected behaviour: it was documented to return the same value
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In response to Re: Unexpected behaviour: it was documented to return the same value  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
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On Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> wrote:
On Saturday, July 5, 2025, PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org> wrote:
The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:

Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/functions-admin.html
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Yeah, this clarification just wasn't back-patched.

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-ADMIN-SET

"set_config accepts the NULL value for new_value, but as settings cannot be null, it is interpreted as a request to reset the setting to its default value."

David J.

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