> >> What generic error?
>=20
> > Error: Invalid line 496 in /etc/postgresql/8.3/main/postgresql.conf: =
=C2=BBinclude 'filename' =C2=AB failed!
>=20
> > This is with a Debian PostgreSQL 8.3.
>=20
> There is no such error message in Postgres 8.3 (or any other version).
> I speculate that you are dealing with some bit of Debian-provided script
> that tries to parse the config file but doesn't know enough to do it
> correctly.
You are entirely correct, it was the Debian init scripts trying to
parse the config file. My apologies for wasting your time. I should
have confirmed where the error message came from.
--=20
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