Re: PgSQL postmaster.opts

MG wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I subsrcibed to this list again. :)
> I use the version7.0.3-8 of pgsql from RedHat rpm.
> I have a problem. The "/var/lib/pgsql/data/postmaster.opts" file contains this:
>
> /usr/bin/postmaster
> -p 5432
> -D /var/lib/pgsql/data
> -B 64
> -b /usr/bin/postgres
> -i
> -N 32
>
> If I modify it (for examlpes, -N 16 ) then the postgres restore the previous
> file after the server restarting.
> Why???!!
>

That file is not for user changes. It gets written on every postmaster
restart. Either change these in postgresql.conf or on the command line.

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