Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have a new idea. You know how we have search_path where you can > > specify multiple schema names. What if we allow the config_dirs/-C to > > specify multiple directories to search for config files. That way, we > > can use only one variable, and we can allow people to place different > > config files in different directories. > > Hm, a search path for config files? I could support that if it > satisfies the folks who object to specifying config directories > rather than file names. > > One thing that would have to be thought about is whether to re-search > the path on each config file reload --- if you first find pg_hba.conf > in, say, the third directory on the path, should you pay attention if > one materializes in the second directory later? Or do you keep going > back to the same well? I can see arguments either way.
Oh, I hadn't thought of that. I would vote for researching the path, but I am not sure why. The bigger question is whether you can modify config_dirs while the postmaster is running. I would think not. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
