Amit kapila escribió:

> > +# This includes the default configuration directory included to support
> > +# ALTER SYSTEM statement.
> > +#
> > +# WARNING: User should not remove below include_dir or directory config,
> > +#          as both are required to make ALTER SYSTEM command work.
> > +#          Any configuration parameter values specified after this line
> > +#          will override the values set by ALTER SYSTEM statement.
> > +#include_dir = 'config'
> 
> > Why do we need to expose this setting to a user? 
> 
> a) This can be a knob to turn this feature off. This has been asked by few 
> people, 
>    one of the mail link is mentioned below (refer towards end of mail in the 
> link):
>    http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/515b04f9.30...@gmx.net
>     
> b) In case user wants to change priority of parameters set by Alter System, 
> he can move the
>    include_dir up or down in postgresql.conf.

Both of these seem like they would make troubleshooters' lives more
difficult.  I think we should just parse the auto file automatically
after parsing postgresql.conf, without requiring the include directive
to be there.

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