Re: modify postgresql.conf

Got it. Thanks very much

On Sun, Sep 6, 2015 at 11:25 PM, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>
wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Tom Smith <tomsmith1989sk(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can setting be appended to the end of the postgresql.conf
> > so that it will override whatever is already in the previous version.
> > For example
> >
> > the existing postgresql.conf already has setting
> >
> > max_connections = 100
> >
> > in the middle of file.
> >
> > Now I append a line as the end of the file, regardless what is set
> already
> > max_connections = 500
> >
> > will this setting at the end of the file be guranteed effective value?
> >
> > I am trying to do this way as I want keep all my changes at the end of
> the
> > file
> > in one place for easy maintenance.
>
> The last value read for a parameter is the effective one. This counts
> as well for included configuration files. The configuration file
> managed by ALTER SYSTEM has the priority over the rest.
> --
> Michael
>