Bug 12046

Summary:	Postgresql environmental variables in the wrong directory.
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Michael Labhard <m.labhard>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	PgSQL Bugs <pgsql-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	esigra
Priority:	Normal
Version:	1.0
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Description Michael Labhard 2002-12-12 16:12:15 UTC

Upon installing Postgresql 7.3 there is a file placed in /etc/conf.d, supposedly to configure Postgresql.  However, the values listed in this file are environmental variables and are used by Postgresql from the environment for configuration, not called directly as a configuration file, as can be seen by reading the /etc/init.d/postgesql script.  So this file should probably be moved to /etc/env.d.  I put mine in as 44postgresql.  This is better than modifying the /etc/init.d/postgresql script to read /etc/confi.d/postgresql since these values are useful in the environment for working with Postgresql after the init.d script has run.  Upon env-update and . /etc/profile the environment is set to do initdb without respecifying the values required.

Comment 1 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-07-09 12:17:14 UTC

how about 7.3.3 ?

Comment 2 Michael Labhard 2003-07-10 14:51:03 UTC

I have 7.3.3 installed currently and the file that should be in env.d is still in conf.d.  There appears to be no improvement.

Comment 3 Masatomo Nakano (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-11-25 13:06:52 UTC

First, conf.d/ is for init.d/ and env.d/ is for user.

I think the conf file is for init script file so the ebuild would install to conf.d/

If there are entry for user in the file, please let me know and I'll create env.d/ file.

I'm going to close this bug.
If you are any sugesstion feel free to reopen this bug and  comment.