FILE LOCATIONS

This section describes the configuration parameters in the File Locations category.

Note!
For system stability and security, manually modifying these parameters is strongly discouraged.

external_pid_file


Specifies an additional PID file that the server can create for administrative programs.

Data Type Default Value Setting Classification
string segments; system; restart; superuser

data_directory


Specifies the directory used for data storage.

Data Type Default Value Setting Classification
string ConfigDir read only

hba_file


Specifies the host-based authentication configuration file (typically pg_hba.conf).

  • This parameter can only be set at server startup. Changes require a restart to take effect.
Data Type Default Value Setting Classification
string ConfigDir/pg_hba.conf segments; system; restart; superuser

ident_file


Specifies the configuration file used for user name mapping (typically pg_ident.conf).

  • This parameter can only be set at server startup. Changes require a restart to take effect.
Data Type Default Value Setting Classification
string ConfigDir/pg_ident.conf segments; system; restart; superuser

Note!
The above configuration files are located in the data directory.
When setting any of these parameters, relative paths are interpreted relative to the YMatrix startup path.