tl;dr: WAL-E should back up configuration files in the PGBASE directory. --
There are two basic layouts that PostgreSQL uses on Linux: The Debian variety, with the config files under /etc/postgresql..., and the Red Hat variety, with the config files in PGBASE. They have their pros and cons, but one of the pros of putting the config files under PGBASE in Red Hat style is that it means everything you need to start the server is in one place. Red Hat-derived installations generally expect that, since that's the way their installations are normally laid out. Right now, WAL-E deliberately suppresses the backup of the *.conf files (/tar_partition.py:469). I think that's a misfeawture. For Debian-derived systems, it's not going to back them up anyway, since they're not under PGBASE; for Red Hat-derived systems, including them in the backup is the least surprising thing to do. Thoughts? -- -- Christophe Pettus [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "wal-e" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
