From: Ian Barwick <ian@2ndquadrant.com>
To: Strahinja Kustudić <strahinjak@nordeus.com>
To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: How to detect if Postgres needs a restart when configuration changes
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:20:21 +0900
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On 14/10/01 8:51, Strahinja Kustudić wrote:
> I am automating Postgres deployment on Linux and I need to check if Postgres
> needs to be restarted when a configuration parameter that requires a restart
> changes, e.g. when you change wal_level. Is there a way to detect a parameter
> which requires a restart was changed?
>
> Reading the log file after sending SIGHUP is not possible to automate. I know
> I can query pg_settings and then compare relevant parameters from the conf file,
> but that means I will need to check all parameters which I set and which require a
> restart. I only need to know if postgres requires a restart.
I created an experimental background worker which records configuration parameter
changes after a SIGHUP is received:
https://github.com/ibarwick/config_log
It was originally intended to log configuration changes, however it
might be possible to create a query based off the recorded values to detect
changes which require a restart.
No guarantee of fitness for purpose. Requires 9.3 or later.
Regards
Ian Barwick
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