Re: Moving the data directory for systemd service startup

Except that the systemd file comes from the postgresql10-server RPM produced by the PostgreSQL community.

I was trying to figure out how the PostgreSQL systemd service file authors intended users to configure a different
data directory than the default.

On 07/23/2018 10:26 AM, Johannes Truschnigg wrote:
> Hi Evan,
>
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 10:19:31AM -0700, Evan Rempel wrote:
>> [...]
>> Am I missing something, or is the configuration of the systemd unit file an oversight?
> That's not really a question related to PostgreSQL, but to systemd, and how to
> "override" (parts of) your systems' unit files.
>
> Since you appear to be on EL7, you best check out the docs your distro
> provides on the matter:
>
> https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/system_administrators_guide/sect-managing_services_with_systemd-unit_files#sect-Managing_Services_with_systemd-Unit_File_Modify
>
> (Spoiler alert: All systemd-using distros are pretty much the same in these
> regards, which is one of the benefits of converging towards this service
> manager in the GNU/Linux ecosystem.)
>
> Hth.
>

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