Re: another idea for changing global configuration settings from SQL

From: Euler Taveira <euler(at)timbira(dot)com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: another idea for changing global configuration settings from SQL
Date: 2012-11-16 15:26:56
Message-ID: 50A65B40.4090604@timbira.com
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On 16-11-2012 12:59, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Another way might be something like
>
> SET GLOBAL name = value
>
That's the exact syntax I'm about to propose for this feature (changing
settings using SQL).

Are you thinking about allowing changing all configuration settings or just a
subset of it? As said by others, using pg_db_role_setting only works for
sighup, superuser, and user context. How would you solve the backend and
postmaster context?

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Euler Taveira de Oliveira - Timbira http://www.timbira.com.br/
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