Jerry Sievers <gsievers19@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Erwin Fritz <efritz@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Here's the output: >> >> select * from pg_settings where name = 'temp_file_limit'; >> -[ RECORD 1 ]---+------------------------------------------------------------------- >> name | temp_file_limit >> setting | 4194304 >> unit | kB >> category | Resource Usage / Disk >> short_desc | Limits the total size of all temporary files used by each session. >> extra_desc | -1 means no limit. >> context | superuser >> vartype | integer >> source | database > > ^^^^^ > > This means someone/thing said... > > ALTER DATABASE $foodb SET temp_file_limit to '$whatever'; > > See psql \drds. > > Just do an explicit override in your own job prior to the code that > errors out due to resource shortfall. > > SET temp_file_limit to -1; oops! Pardon me. only superuser can frob that setting so this advice I gave immediately above might not help you. > > HTH > > >> min_val | -1 >> max_val | 2147483647 >> enumvals | >> boot_val | -1 >> reset_val | 4194304 >> sourcefile | >> sourceline | >> pending_restart | f >> >> >> >> >> ----------------------------- >> This message is intended only for the recipient(s) to which it is >> addressed and may contain information that is privileged and >> confidential. If you have received this message in error, please >> notify the sender immediately and delete all copies. >> ----------------------------- >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: Tom Lane [tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: August 20, 2018 09:26 >> To: Erwin Fritz >> Cc: Johannes Truschnigg; pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: temp_file_limit parameter ignored? >> >> Erwin Fritz <efritz@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> Hmm. I did that, and the sourcefile and sourceline values are blank. I then ran "show config_file" and the result has the correct location of the file. >> >> What does the "source" column say? >> >> regards, tom lane >> >> -- Jerry Sievers Postgres DBA/Development Consulting e: postgres.consulting@xxxxxxxxxxx p: 312.241.7800