Re: A smaller default postgresql.conf

From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: A smaller default postgresql.conf
Date: 2008-08-20 15:53:48
Message-ID: 920d52c89c61b5f28e1a2477e1cac57a@biglumber.com
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> One more benefit of a small file is that it makes it easier to ask someone
> "please attach a copy of your postgresql.conf file"; rather than "please
> send the output of "grep -v '^[ ]*#' postgresql.conf | grep ="" or worse
> "Can you recall what you changed?"

Er, what's so hard about asking them to attach the file, no matter the size?
Seems safer to ask the average Joe to just attach the entire file rather
than worrying about if they know how to use grep or getting the syntax of that
command string correct.

> "Can you recall what you changed?"

Introduce them to 'ci -l' and you've made a friend for life. :)

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
End Point Corporation
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