"Sriram Dandapani" <sdandapani@counterpane.com> writes:
> This problem occurs only when the changes are made while postmaster is
> running and pg_ctl is used to reload config files.
> When the changes are applied and postmaster is stopped and restarted, it
> works fine.
Hm. OK, that means we need to look closer at how you're using pg_ctl.
Are you sure you're pointing it at the right data directory? Does it
claim to have successfully signaled the postmaster? What PG version
is this exactly, and on what platform?
regards, tom lane
