Re: doc: clarify "pg_signal_backend" default role
Ian Barwick <[email protected]>
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On 8/28/19 7:04 AM, Tom Lane wrote: > 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. Thanks! > (Note: patches are less likely to fall through the cracks if you > add them to the commitfest page.) Yup, though I was intending to add that one together with a couple of related minor doc patches to the next CF. Regards Ian Barwick -- Ian Barwick https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services