Thank you for sharing your thoughts. > -1 - I frequently just override earlier parameters by adding an > include at the end of the file. Also, with postgresql.auto.conf it's > even more common to override parameters.
> -1 from me too by the same reason Andres said.
I see no problem here. After all, it's just warnings. We can even add a GUC that disables them specially for experienced users who knows what she or he is doing. And/or add special case for postgresql.auto.conf.
-1 for learning how the configuration system work via warning messages.
We've recently added pg_file_settings to provide a holistic view and the docs cover the topic quite well.
