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On 1/15/26 09:48, pramod gupta wrote:
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You did not answer 2) or 3).

Though the below is revealing:

> postgres@ANRPGTEST01:~$ ls -ltrh /var/lib/postgresql/.pg_ai.config
> -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 1.8K Jan 15 17:03 /var/lib/ 
> postgresql/.pg_ai.config
> postgres@ANRPGTEST01:~$ pwd
> /var/lib/postgresql
> postgres@ANRPGTEST01:~$ psql
> psql (16.11 (Ubuntu 16.11-1.pgdg24.04+1))
> Type "help" for help.
> 
> postgres=# \q

Per:
https://github.com/benodiwal/pg_ai_query/issues/38

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benodiwal last month


Thanks for sharing, actually .pg_ai.config should be in your home 
directory and not root. Can u try to put it in home directory once and 
they try.

sudheermudunuri

same with me as well i added in /var/lib/postgresql/.pg_ai.config but 
still it doesn't load from the config file.

benodiwal


Hey @sudheermudunuri, it is designed this way in first release. Can u 
please try putting it in home dir.

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