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authorPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>2000-11-15 18:36:06 +0000
committerPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>2000-11-15 18:36:06 +0000
commit76920de8957893de19e329caff9c76fad2cdeb00 (patch)
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Rename parameter "hostname" to "virtual_host". Seemed very ambiguous...
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src')
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml61
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index a8117cafa0a..510c49a62f8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.36 2000/11/14 19:13:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.37 2000/11/15 18:36:03 petere Exp $
-->
<Chapter Id="runtime">
@@ -933,33 +933,6 @@ env PGOPTIONS='-c geqo=off' psql
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>HOSTNAME (<type>string</type>)</term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Specifies the TCP/IP hostname or address on which the
- <application>postmaster</application> is to listen for
- connections from client applications. Defaults to the value
- of the <envar>PGHOST</envar> environment variable, or if
- <envar>PGHOST</envar> is not set, it defaults to listening on
- all configured addresses (including localhost).
- </para>
- <para>
- If you use a hostname do not try to run multiple instances of
- <application>postmaster</application> on the same IP address
- but different ports. Doing so will result in them attempting
- (incorrectly) to use the same shared memory segments. Also,
- if you use a hostname, all of the host's IP addresses on which
- <application>postmaster</application> instances are listening
- must be distinct in the two last octets.
- </para>
- <para>
- If you do not use this option, then each instance must listen
- on a different port.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
<term>KRB_SERVER_KEYFILE (<type>string</type>)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -1151,6 +1124,33 @@ env PGOPTIONS='-c geqo=off' psql
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>VIRTUAL_HOST (<type>string</type>)</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the TCP/IP hostname or address on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is to listen for
+ connections from client applications. Defaults to the value
+ of the <envar>PGHOST</envar> environment variable, or if
+ <envar>PGHOST</envar> is not set, it defaults to listening on
+ all configured addresses (including localhost).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you use a hostname do not try to run multiple instances of
+ <application>postmaster</application> on the same IP address
+ but different ports. Doing so will result in them attempting
+ (incorrectly) to use the same shared memory segments. Also,
+ if you use a hostname, all of the host's IP addresses on which
+ <application>postmaster</application> instances are listening
+ must be distinct in the two last octets.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you do not use this option, then each instance must listen
+ on a different port.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
</variablelist>
</para>
</sect2>
@@ -1190,6 +1190,11 @@ env PGOPTIONS='-c geqo=off' psql
<entry></entry>
</row>
<row>
+ <entry>-h <replaceable>x</replaceable></entry>
+ <entry>virtual_host = <replaceable>x</replaceable></entry>
+ <entry></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
<entry>-i</entry>
<entry>tcpip_socket = on</entry>
<entry></entry>