Re: pg_service file questions

On 6/20/23 01:11, JUN ZHI wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was scanning through the postgresql documentations when i came across
> this webpage: PostgreSQL: Documentation: 15: 34.17. The Connection Service
> File <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-pgservice.html> . I am
> fairly new to database and i have a few questions regarding this:
>
> 1. Is pg_service.conf and .pg_service.conf (with a dot at the front)
> different files?
> 2. The documentation stated that the .pg_service.conf is named
> %APPDATA%\postgresql.pg_service.conf on windows which is a directory i
> can not find.
> 3. The documentation also stated that we can check for the sysconfigdir
> environment variable and point it to somewhere else, but when i
> checked for the sysconfigdir path, it is pointing to
> C:/PROGRA~1/POSTGR~1/15/etc which again, is a directory i can not find
> : to be specific, i can not find the etc file stated in the pathing.
>
> So where should i put this pg_service file and does it link with the
> database itself?

%APPDATA% is normally hidden to users.  Here's how to show it?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/view-hidden-files-and-folders-in-windows-97fbc472-c603-9d90-91d0-1166d1d9f4b5

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