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data_directory
Specifies the directory to use for data storage. This parameter can only be set at server start.
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- boot val
- Unknown
- category
- File Locations
- context
- postmaster
- documented
- true
- enumvals
- Unknown
- extra desc
- Unknown
- lang
- en
- max val
- Unknown
- metadata version
- 18
- min val
- Unknown
- name
- data_directory
- short desc
- Sets the server's data directory.
- source
- pg-settings-source-snapshot
- unit
- Unknown
- vartype
- string
Definition PG 18
Specifies the directory to use for data storage. This parameter can only be set at server start.
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