Re: [GENERAL] unix_socket_directory

2004-12-20 Thread Tom Lane
Scott Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Some GUC parameters are integers, boolean, or floats, that don't need >> quotes, and some are strings that do. > What confused me was the constants that don't need quotes (like > client_min_messages) and can be set to many different string constants. >

Re: [GENERAL] unix_socket_directory

2004-12-20 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 22:10, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Scott Marlowe wrote: > > On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 16:18, Tom Lane wrote: > > > Scott Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> Not sure, but I think you need quotes: > > > >> unix_socket_directory = '/home/pgmaster/tmp' > > > > > > > Wow, that wa

Re: [GENERAL] unix_socket_directory

2004-12-17 Thread Bruce Momjian
Scott Marlowe wrote: > On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 16:18, Tom Lane wrote: > > Scott Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> Not sure, but I think you need quotes: > > >> unix_socket_directory = '/home/pgmaster/tmp' > > > > > Wow, that was way too simple. > > > > > So, is there a reason some things i

Re: [GENERAL] unix_socket_directory

2004-12-17 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 16:18, Tom Lane wrote: > Scott Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Not sure, but I think you need quotes: > >> unix_socket_directory = '/home/pgmaster/tmp' > > > Wow, that was way too simple. > > > So, is there a reason some things in the postgresql.conf file need ' > >

Re: [GENERAL] unix_socket_directory

2004-12-17 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 16:05, Tom Lane wrote: > Scott Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > unix_socket_directory = /home/pgmaster/tmp > > Not sure, but I think you need quotes: > unix_socket_directory = '/home/pgmaster/tmp' Wow, that was way too simple. So, is there a reason some things in t

Re: [GENERAL] unix_socket_directory

2004-12-17 Thread Tom Lane
Scott Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Not sure, but I think you need quotes: >> unix_socket_directory = '/home/pgmaster/tmp' > Wow, that was way too simple. > So, is there a reason some things in the postgresql.conf file need ' > marks around them and other things, like client_min_messages

Re: [GENERAL] unix_socket_directory

2004-12-17 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Scott Marlowe wrote: > unix_socket_directory = /home/pgmaster/tmp > The directory I'm trying to use is world writable. Am I missing > something simple here? Yes, single quotes around the parameter value. -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/ ---(

Re: [GENERAL] unix_socket_directory

2004-12-17 Thread Tom Lane
Scott Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > unix_socket_directory = /home/pgmaster/tmp Not sure, but I think you need quotes: unix_socket_directory = '/home/pgmaster/tmp' regards, tom lane ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: i