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FUNCTIONS / SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS

pg_reload_conf

Read PG 18 manual ↗

Causes all processes of the PostgreSQL server to reload their configuration files.

Signatures & examples

pg_reload_conf () → boolean
Causes all processes of the PostgreSQL server to reload their configuration files. (This is initiated by sending a SIGHUP signal to the postmaster process, which in turn sends SIGHUP to each of its children.) You can use the pg_file_settings, pg_hba_file_rules and pg_ident_file_mappings views to check the configuration files for possible errors, before reloading.
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