+
internal
+
postmaster
+
sighup
+
+ superuser-backend
+
+ Changes to these settings can be made in
+ postgresql.conf without restarting the server.
+ They can also be set for a particular session in the connection request
+ packet (for example, via
libpq>'s PGOPTIONS>
+ environment variable), but only if the connecting user is a superuser.
+ However, these settings never change in a session after it is started.
+ If you change them in postgresql.conf, send a
+ SIGHUP signal to the postmaster to cause it to
+ re-read postgresql.conf. The new values will only
+ affect subsequently-launched sessions.
+
+
+
+
+
backend
Changes to these settings can be made in
- postgresql.conf without restarting the server;
- they can also be set for a particular session in the connection request
+ postgresql.conf without restarting the server.
+ They can also be set for a particular session in the connection request
packet (for example, via
libpq>'s PGOPTIONS>
- environment variable). However, these settings never change in a
- session after it is started. If you change them in
- postgresql.conf, send a
+ environment variable); any user can make such a change for his session.
+ However, these settings never change in a session after it is started.
+ If you change them in postgresql.conf, send a
SIGHUP signal to the postmaster to cause it to
re-read postgresql.conf. The new values will only
affect subsequently-launched sessions.
+
superuser
+
user