I am installing postgreSQL on my debian server using apt-get. The postgresql.conf is located here:
/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf
Is there a way to actually change where postgreSQL looks for this config without my having to install postgreSQL by building it from source?
You can specify the location of the .conf file when you start PostgreSQL.
From the manual:
Where
config_file refersto the location of the postgresql.conf file.