Re: request for feature: psql 'DSN' option

hubert depesz lubaczewski wrote:
> On 7/7/06, *Andrew Dunstan* <andrew@dunslane.net 
> <mailto:andrew@dunslane.net>> wrote:
>
>     Why is this better than using the service file?
>
>
>
> service file is not well described in manual. quick grep showed that 
> we have PGSERVICE variable, and pg_service.conf.sample, which doesn't 
> even include all possible parameter names.
> and - comments in this file suggest it is to be used globally only: 
> "Copy this to your sysconf directory (typically /usr/local/pgsql/etc) 
> and...", and not "per user".
> i would really love to see pg_service.conf extended in such a way that 
> i could:
> 1. store it in $HOME/.pg_service.conf
> 2. use name of service on psql invocation (not as env variable). 
> preferably using psql service_name. this will conflict with current 
> behaviour (treating argument as dbname), but with some basic logic, i 
> belive it can be done.
>


The service file location is runtime configurable Just set PGSYSCONFDIR.

cheers

andrew