Werk #15619: mk_postgres.py: Allow Declaring PG_BINARY_PATH in postgres.cfg

Component

Checks & agents

Title

mk_postgres.py: Allow Declaring PG_BINARY_PATH in postgres.cfg

Date

May 25, 2023

Level

Trivial Change

Class

New Feature

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.3.0b1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.3.0b1	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

Previously, mk_postgres.py always dynamically determine the path to the psql binary. With this Werk, the user may skip this dynamic configuration. This is done by specifying the binary path in postgres.cfg as follows:

PG_BINARY_PATH=C:\PostgreSQL\15\bin\psql.exe
DBUSER=user_xy

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