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authentication_timeout
Maximum amount of time allowed to complete client authentication. If a would-be client has not completed the authentication protocol in this much time, the server closes the connection. This prevents hung clients from occupying a connection indefinitely. If this value is specified without units, it is taken as seconds. The default is one minute (1m). This parameter can only be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line.
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- boot val
- 60
- category
- Connections and Authentication / Authentication
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- sighup
- documented
- true
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- Unknown
- extra desc
- Unknown
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- max val
- 600
- metadata version
- 18
- min val
- 1
- name
- authentication_timeout
- short desc
- Sets the maximum allowed time to complete client authentication.
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- pg-settings-source-snapshot
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- vartype
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Definition PG 18
Maximum amount of time allowed to complete client authentication. If a would-be client has not completed the authentication protocol in this much time, the server closes the connection. This prevents hung clients from occupying a connection indefinitely. If this value is specified without units, it is taken as seconds. The default is one minute (1m). This parameter can only be set in the postgresql.conf file or on the server command line.
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