-----Original Message----- From: Scott Ribe <scott_ribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 9, 2024 12:08 PM To: David Barron <david.barron@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: upgrade questions EXTERNAL SENDER > On Feb 9, 2024, at 10:00 AM, David Barron <david.barron@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I’ve also seen references to copying over the pg_hba.conf and postgresql.conf files from the old data directory to the new. >Then you will be getting default values for the many, many parameters added to postgresql.conf between 11 & 15--and will have no explanatory entries documenting them. A >much better suggestion is to diff the two, and apply customizations from the old to the new. (Also skim release notes for any that have been mooted.) That's a good point I had not considered.