Re: Why are wal_keep_size, max_slot_wal_keep_size requiring server restart?

2023-12-09 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Hello Hannu, On 2023-Dec-09, Hannu Krosing wrote: > Does anyone know why we have decided that the wal_keep_size, > max_slot_wal_keep_size GUCs "can only be set in the postgresql.conf > file or on the server command line." [1]? I think you misread that boilerplate text. If a GUC can be set in

Why are wal_keep_size, max_slot_wal_keep_size requiring server restart?

2023-12-09 Thread Hannu Krosing
Hello fellow Hackers, Does anyone know why we have decided that the wal_keep_size, max_slot_wal_keep_size GUCs "can only be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line." [1]? It does not seem fundamentally needed , as they are "kind of guidance", especially the second one.