Re: Jehan-Guillaume de Rorthais 2016-09-07 <20160907140816.3e13eaa3@firost> > Indeed. I never noticed data_directory was set in postgresql.conf file... > > But then, why starting PostgreSQL with the following command ? > > /usr/lib/postgresql/9.4/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/postgresql/9.4/main \ > -c config_file=/etc/postgresql/9.4/main/postgresql.conf > > It seems the following one work as expected and seems more logical with this > setup: > > /usr/lib/postgresql/9.4/bin/postgres -D /etc/postgresql/9.4/main/ TBH, I've been wondering about that myself, but never bothered to to anything about it. Digging in the (now git) history, it's been like that from the very beginning in 2005: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-postgresql/postgresql-common.git/commit/?id=9fa563e78366db3b27d680607c202b6fbb00bef2 It got touched a bit when 8.0 support was added, but basically not changed since then. https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-postgresql/postgresql-common.git/commit/?id=fecbaad06c3683452228d31c0baffb01ba626a9a I'll see if I can simply remove it. Thanks for the suggestion. Christoph -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
