On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, mlw wrote:
> Tom, I just don't understand why this is being resisted so vigorously.
> What is wrong with starting PostgreSQL as:
>
> postmaster -C /etc/postgresql.conf
>
> UNIX admins would love to have this as a methodology, I don't think you
> can deny this, can you? I, as a long term PG user, really really want
> this, because in the long run, it makes PostgreSQL easier to administer.
>
> If a patch allows PG to function as it does, but also allows a
> configuration file methodology, why not?
I forgot to say that I don't see why this facility can't be included in
addition to the existing scheme.
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Nigel J. Andrews
