Re: Possibility to disable `ALTER SYSTEM`

On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 10:27 AM Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
> Right, we're adding this because of environments like Kubernetes,
> which isn't a version, but it is a platform, or at least a deployment
> mode, which is why I thought of that section. I think for now we
> should just file this under "Other platforms and clients," which only
> has one existing setting. If the number of settings of this type
> grows, we can split it out.

Fair enough, +1.

> Using enable_* as code for "this is a planner GUC" is a pretty stupid
> pattern, honestly, but I agree with you that it's long-established and
> we probably shouldn't deviate from it lightly. Perhaps just rename to
> allow_alter_system?

+1