On 4 December 2020 17:17:48 CET, Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >On 12/4/20 8:03 AM, Paul Förster wrote: >> Hi Adrian, >> >>> On 04. Dec, 2020, at 16:13, Adrian Klaver ><adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> That is the wrong file, the *.sample is the giveaway. >> >> hmmm, I'd rather call it essential reference documentation or >template for automation. It's perfectly well suited to automatically >strip all comments and then diff the result to ones real world >postgresql.conf or some other version postgresql.conf file to find >parameters that have been removed or changed with a new PostgreSQL >version. This is highly useful for planning migrations and have a quick >reference what to check for before actually migrating. So for me this >is much more than just a giveaway. >> > >Yes, but for changing the behavior of a running instance it is the >wrong >file and it's extension is a clue. You will prabably also need to change in tge pg_hba.conf file. At least in linux there is no entry for connections from the outside there. You will need a "host" entry accepting any ip address or specify what ip your collegue is connecting from if possible. I have missed this step a few times and banged my head. /Nicklas
