Re: Problem Setting DateStyle

["Aaron Bono" <postgresql(at)aranya(dot)com>]

Also, and I know this sounds stupid, you may check to see if the database really restarted.  I recently got a new server and for some reason when I use the restart script found in /etc/init.d/postgres it doesn't actually restart the server (the shutdown fails) but when I go to the control panel installed by my ISP it restarts wonderfully.  I saw what was happening when I looked at the date the postgres process started.

-Aaron

On 6/26/06, Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com> wrote:

On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 10:15, Andy wrote:
> Steps:
> 1.
> show datestyle
>       DateStyle
>       ISO, DMY
>
>
> 2.
> set datestyle to 'SQL, DMY';
> show datestyle;
>       DateStyle
>       SQL, DMY
>
> >>>>>>>>>> this should be the good result.
>
> Now the tries:
> Edit the postgresql.conf. Set datestyle = 'SQL, DMY' parameter. Restart the
> DB server.
> show datestyle
>       DateStyle
>       ISO, DMY
>
> ... there is no change.
>
> the other try:
> alter database test2 set datestyle to 'SQL, DMY';
> SQL executed.
> show datestyle
>       DateStyle
>       ISO, DMY
>
>
> the same...


Have you set a date style for this particular database (not the cluster)
with an alter database statement before?

I'd try to alter the database to have a certain datestyle and see if
that helps.