Re: BUG #4128: The postmaster.opts.default file is begin ignored

Tom Lane wrote:
> "Gary Jay Peters" <gary@webdms.com> writes:
> > As I understand it, the only the "pg_ctl" command uses the
> > "postmaster.opts.default" file; it uses the arguments
> > within "postmaster.opts.default" when spawning the "postmaster" process.
>
> Actually, I'd vote for ripping out that "feature" altogether.

I was about to say the same thing.  I was surprised to find that it's
still documented.

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