Re: Confusing message in log file

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> >> May 14 21:38:40 sfphotodb001 postgres[29658]: [20-1] 2008-05-14 21:38:40
> >> PDTLOG: parameter "shared_buffers" cannot be changed after server start;
> >> configuration file change ignored
> >>
> >> The message probably should be rephrased to say that this setting
> >> (shared_buffers) will not be changed.
>
> > Actually, no one else has been confused by this wording before, and I
> > can't think of better wording that doesn't sound redundant.
>
> How about "... after server start; change ignored" ?
> Or "attempted change ignored" ?

Yea, I like "change ignored" rather than mentioning the configuration
file.

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