Re: doc: clarify "pg_signal_backend" default role
Tom Lane <[email protected]>
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Ian Barwick <[email protected]> writes: > Currently the documentation for the default role "pg_signal_backend" states, > somewhat ambiguously, "Send signals to other backends (eg: cancel query, terminate)", > giving the impression other signals (e.g. SIGHUP) can be sent too, which is > currently not the case. > Attached patch clarifies this, adds a descriptive paragraph (similar to what > the other default roles have) and a link to the "Server Signaling Functions" > section. Pushed with minor tweaking. (Note: patches are less likely to fall through the cracks if you add them to the commitfest page.) regards, tom lane