> What this sounds like is a sly way to try to get rid of
> postgresql.conf
> entirely and replace it with parameters stored in the database so
> admins would
> adjust the parameters using an SQL syntax rather than a text file.
>
> There are pros and cons of such a system but I think for newbie
> admins that
> would be a thousand times *more* baffling. You would have to learn new
> commands and have no holistic view of what parameters had been set,
> what
> related parameters might exist. You also have no way to keep the
> file in a
> version control system or sync across servers etc.
FWIW, this has not been a barrier to MySQL adoption.
Best,
David
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