Re: Overhauling GUCS

On May 31, 2008, at 12:36, Gregory Stark wrote:

> What this sounds like is a sly way to try to get rid of  
> postgresql.conf
> entirely and replace it with parameters stored in the database so  
> admins would
> adjust the parameters using an SQL syntax rather than a text file.
>
> There are pros and cons of such a system but I think for newbie  
> admins that
> would be a thousand times *more* baffling. You would have to learn new
> commands and have no holistic view of what parameters had been set,  
> what
> related parameters might exist. You also have no way to keep the  
> file in a
> version control system or sync across servers etc.

FWIW, this has not been a barrier to MySQL adoption.

Best,

David