Scott Frankel wrote: > Is there an example postgresql.conf file for pg 8.1 I can review? Mine > appears to be valid only for pg8.3. Sure, it comes with the distribution as postgresql.conf.sample and is installed by initdb. > Adding quotes to the shared_buffers value allows pg8.3 to start > successfully. Unfortunately, pg8.1 continues to have issues with it. > eg: > > > FATAL: syntax error in file "/Library/PostgreSQL8/data/postgresql.conf" > line 107, near token "kB" Naming the directory as PostgreSQL8 is not a very good idea -- perhaps using "PostgreSQL81" to distinguish it from PostgreSQL83 would be better. This is only cosmetic but it gets the point across that the two are not compatible on-disk, as Tom already said. (In general you cannot share the config file either.) -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.
