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On 1/15/26 10:22, pramod gupta wrote:
> postgres@ANRPGTEST01:~$ echo $HOME
> /var/lib/postgresql
> postgres@ANRPGTEST01:~$

I have to believe the extension author is referring to a user 
/home/some_user/ directory.

How are you getting to postgres@ANRPGTEST01?

What happens if you try something like?:

sudo -u postgres psql -d postgres -U postgres


> 
> On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 11:27 PM Adrian Klaver 
> <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com <mailto:adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>> wrote:
> 
>     On 1/15/26 09:48, pramod gupta wrote:
>     Again, you need to use Reply All to get post to mailing list
>     Ccinglist.
> 
> 
>     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 <https://
>     github.com/benodiwal/pg_ai_query/issues/38>
> 
>     "
>     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.
> 
>     "
> 
>     -- 
>     Adrian Klaver
>     adrian.klaver@aklaver.com <mailto:adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
> 


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