May 17, 2026, 11:40 PM

inbox/DataBase/PostgreSQL/database/find_config_loc.sql

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+Find location of postgres related conf files
+
+dbaclass=# SELECT name, setting FROM pg_settings WHERE category = 'File Locations';
+name                     | setting
+-------------------+---------------------------------------------
+config_file              | /Library/PostgreSQL/10/data/postgresql.conf
+data_directory           | /Library/PostgreSQL/10/data
+external_pid_file        |
+hba_file                 | /Library/PostgreSQL/10/data/pg_hba.conf
+ident_file               | /Library/PostgreSQL/10/data/pg_ident.conf
+(5 rows)
+
+alternatively:
+
+postgres=# show config_file;
+
+                 config_file
+--------------------------------------------
+
+/Library/PostgreSQL/10/data/postgresql.conf
+
+(1 row)
+
+postgres=# show hba_file;
+
+                hba_file
+-----------------------------------------
+/Library/PostgreSQL/10/data/pg_hba.conf
+
+(1 row)
+
+postgres=# show ident_file;