Andreas Pflug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How about vars overridden on the postmaster command line? Similar issue, > I believe. Naively, I'd assume that my last instruction (in this case: > changing postgresql.conf and SIGHUP) would determine processing, which > is obviously wrong if I read the docs correctly.
That was another point I was about to make, which is that there are lots of other reasons why the active value of some config variable might not be what postgresql.conf says. We are *not* ripping out the entire GUC facility just because some people haven't bothered to read the documentation about it ;-). Maybe the real problem here is that people think that postgresql.conf is the place to find out about current settings, and they just need to be re-educated to look at pg_settings or SHOW ALL instead. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html