Re: [HACKERS] [PostgreSQL 10] default of hot_standby should be "on"?

On 26 April 2017 at 08:30, Huong Dangminh <huo-dangminh@ys.jp.nec.com> wrote:

> Default for hot_standby parameter should be "on" from PostgreSQL 10?
>
> In PostgreSQL 10, -w option is default for [pg_ctl start].
> So in order to start standby we have to setting hot_standby to "on" or
> start standby with -W option.

Yeah. That's a good reason to change it. I think at this point warm
standby is clearly the less-used secondary option and hot_standby
should be default.

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