Peter Schuller wrote:
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> > >> What generic error?
> >
> > > Error: Invalid line 496 in /etc/postgresql/8.3/main/postgresql.conf: ??include 'filename' ?? failed!
> >
> > > This is with a Debian PostgreSQL 8.3.
> >
> > 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.
Debian has frustrated us in the past with their imperfect modifications
to our code, so you are not solely at fault. ;-)
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