Re: configuring timezone

On 02/06/2013 10:32 AM, Igor Neyman wrote:
> Timezone configuration parameter (defaulting to system timezone) worked
> fine for us before upgrading from 8.4. to 9.2.
>
> Now we’ve got a problem.
>
> 9.2 Release Notes says:
>
> · Identify the server time zone during initdb, and set postgresql.conf
> entries timezone
> <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/runtime-config-client.html#GUC-TIMEZONE>
> and log_timezone
> <http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/runtime-config-logging.html#GUC-LOG-TIMEZONE>
> accordingly (Tom Lane)
>
> This avoids expensive time zone probes during server start.
>
> Question: is there any way to revert back to old behavior so that server
> will probe system’s timezone on startup (default to OS timezone on
> startup) instead setting it during initdb?
>
> Obviously, without recompiling/rebuilding Postgres.
>
> I’m dealing with the situation, where system is being built in one
> timezone (could be anywhere around the globe), and then moved to other
> (not known during system build) location with different timezone.
>
> After relocation, OS timezone will change, but we can’t allow user to
> edit timezone parameter in Postgresql.conf.

It is not possible to change the postgresql.conf just before the
relocate? In other words do you have no idea where the server will end up?

>
> Regards,
>
> Igor Neyman
>

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