Works On

Viewing:

Debian 9 (Stretch)

Same on:

Other versions:

Details

Size: 5 lines
MD5: 242d50c2d81898522f80f9898d455e50
SHA256: 050965e811a153533f069693e4d45ce12eaca645fb52809a0696028d63110573

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/242d50c2d81898522f80f9898d455e50?hint=pg_ctl.conf

wget:

wget -O pg_ctl.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/242d50c2d81898522f80f9898d455e50?hint=pg_ctl.conf

For AI Agents

You are a DevOps agent. Fetch the default PostgreSQL config for Debian 9 (Stretch) from https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/242d50c2d81898522f80f9898d455e50?hint=pg_ctl.conf. Compare with my current /etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_ctl.conf and summarize differences and safe changes.

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI assistants.

/etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_ctl.conf

# Automatic pg_ctl configuration
# This configuration file contains cluster specific options to be passed to
# pg_ctl(1).

pg_ctl_options = ''

Install PostgreSQL

Alpine Linux

sudo apk add postgresql

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install postgresql

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

sudo yum install postgresql17-server

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install postgresql

File Location

File Path

/etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_ctl.conf

FAQ

When should I use this pg_ctl.conf?

Restore it. Compare it. Start clean.

How do I restore PostgreSQL defaults?

Download, replace, restart.

Is pg_ctl.conf safe for production?

Yes. This is exactly what shipped. Safe starting point.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults change. This one is specific to Debian 9 (Stretch).

Can I use this for PostgreSQL troubleshooting?

Absolutely. Diff this against yours to spot the problem.

PostgreSQL /etc/postgresql/9.6/main/pg_ctl.conf