Re: postgresql.auto.conf and reload

On 07/08/2014 08:18 PM, Amit Kapila wrote:
>> Yes, but even well behaved users will see this type of error, because
> initdb uncomments certain values (ones that are dead certs for being
> changed via ALTER SYSTEM subsequently like shared_buffers), and then -
> bang! your next reload gets that "your postgresql.conf contains errors"
> message.
> 
> That is the reason, why I have suggested up-thread that uncommented
> values should go to postgresql.auto.conf, that will avoid any such
> observations for a well-behaved user

Not an effective solution for three reasons:

1) Some users will copy over their older pg.conf's to 9.4, which will
already have shared_buffers uncommented;

2) Some distros ship their own pg.conf;

3) Doesn't solve the issue of overlapping files in conf.d, which is the
same problem.

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