Re: Question on postgresql.conf

Hi,

you can read this:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/runtime-config-file-locations.html

Basically you will start Postgres as

pg_ctl -D /nfs/global/

but it expects to find a file postgresql.conf (i do not know any way to specify a different file name)

inside postgresql.conf you should then specify something like:

data_directory='/your/data/folder'

What probably better fits you is instead the following:

- use the original location of your data folder and postgresql.conf file

- specify inside the file:
include='/nfs/global/postgres-machine1.cnf'

I have doubts on the security implications of that setup, though.

regards,
fabio pardi

On 31/07/18 13:27, Lu, Dan wrote:
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> Hi David,
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> Which command?  Can you give me an example?
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> Say, I want to put the config file on a share drive so all my postgres configuration file can be seen in one location.
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> /nfs/global/postgres-<hostname>.cnf
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> Example:
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> /nfs/global/postgres-machine1.cnf
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> /nfs/global/postgres-machine2.cnf
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> /nfs/global/postgres-machine3.cnf
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> *From:*David G. Johnston [mailto:david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 31, 2018 1:48 AM
> *To:* Alvaro Aguayo Garcia-Rada <aaguayo(at)opensysperu(dot)com>
> *Cc:* pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org; Lu, Dan <Dan(dot)Lu(at)msx(dot)bala(dot)susq(dot)com>
> *Subject:* Re: Question on postgresql.conf
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> On Monday, July 30, 2018, Alvaro Aguayo Garcia-Rada <aaguayo(at)opensysperu(dot)com <mailto:aaguayo(at)opensysperu(dot)com>> wrote:
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> As far as I know, it's not currently possible. 
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> That would be incorrect, you just need to change server startup commands.
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> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/runtime-config-file-locations.html
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> David J.
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