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pg_signal_backend

pg_signal_backend allows signaling another backend to cancel a query or terminate its session. Note that this role does not permit signaling backends owned by a superuser. See Section 9.28.2 .

Reading PostgreSQL 18.6.

Description

pg_signal_backend allows signaling another backend to cancel a query or terminate its session. Note that this role does not permit signaling backends owned by a superuser. See Section 9.28.2 .

Name: pg_signal_backend
Manual terminology: Predefined roles

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Section 9.28.2

Documentation and source

Source build

Version: 18.6
Build: PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation
Source fingerprint: b7ebd726e6017f55081b4034b96d6a3289ae7937a26adaf72e58b9a08e009c75

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pg_signal_autovacuum_workerpg_signal_autovacuum_worker
pg_use_reserved_connectionspg_use_reserved_connections

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