Re: pgsql: Make path to pg_service.conf absolute in documentation

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Make path to pg_service.conf absolute in documentation
Date: 2015-01-14 01:26:21
Message-ID: 54B5C5BD.1000003@dunslane.net
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On 01/13/2015 04:16 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On 1/3/15 7:22 AM, Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> Make path to pg_service.conf absolute in documentation
>>
>> The system file is always in the absolute path /etc/, not relative.
> This change is incorrect. pg_service.conf is never at
> /etc/pg_service.conf. It would be at /etc/postgresql/pg_service.conf,
> if you configured with --sysconfdir=/etc.
>
> I think the intent of the original wording was that it was in the etc
> directory relative to the installation root. I think that is more
> correct than claiming that it is always in one particular location.
>

There was a long discussion about this on -hackers a week or so ago. I'm
not sure what the outcome was - it seemed rather messy.

cheers

andrew

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