Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
>> This seems far outside pg_config's charter.
> Obviously he wants a tool that allows setting parameters from a shell
> script or something for use within pg_autotune. I don't see why it is
> bad to have a tool to do this; if someone can use it (and modify
> postgresql.conf) obviously he has permission to read (and write)
> postgresql.conf.
Well, you could do that with a sed command (twinkle). But I wasn't
necessarily objecting to the abstract notion of having such a tool ...
I just don't think it's in pg_config's scope. You could more easily
make a case for adding the functionality to pg_ctl. Or make a new tool.
regards, tom lane
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