On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 10:09 AM, John DeSoi <de...@pgedit.com> wrote:
> I'm using CentOS and updating Postgres with yum. Whenever Postgres is > updated (even minor updates) the .bash_profile is replaced with the lines > below. I was happy to see the idea of the .psql_profile added fairly > recently, but I don't understand why the last line is commented out. I > still have to remember to uncomment the last line in this file every time I > update Postgres which seems to defeat the purpose. > > The reason I need .pgsql_profile is that lots of useful Postgres > executables (e.g. pg_archivecleanup) are not in the postgres path. Does > everyone just use the full path name and change this in the configuration > file for major updates? > > [ -f /etc/profile ] && source /etc/profile > PGDATA=/var/lib/pgsql/9.5/data > export PGDATA > # If you want to customize your settings, > # Use the file below. This is not overridden > # by the RPMS. > #[ -f /var/lib/pgsql/.pgsql_profile ] && source > /var/lib/pgsql/.pgsql_profile > This is outside the purview of the core project. You'll probably get some visibility here but the appropriate place for package-related questions is on the lists or sites that the packager makes available. I've included a link to the contact page on the yum.postgresql.org site for convenience. I'd suggest moving your request there and noting that you have done so on this thread. http://yum.postgresql.org/contact.php David J.
