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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml index 7dada6b67f9..47059d303cf 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml @@ -1362,11 +1362,11 @@ echo -1000 > /proc/self/oom_score_adj <listitem> <para> This is the <firstterm>Immediate Shutdown</firstterm> mode. - The master <command>postgres</command> process will send a - <systemitem>SIGQUIT</systemitem> to all child processes and exit - immediately, without properly shutting itself down. The child processes - likewise exit immediately upon receiving - <systemitem>SIGQUIT</systemitem>. This will lead to recovery (by + The server will send <systemitem>SIGQUIT</systemitem> to all child + processes and wait for them to terminate. Those that don't terminate + within 5 seconds, will be sent <systemitem>SIGKILL</systemitem> by the + master <command>postgres</command> process, which will then terminate + without further waiting. This will lead to recovery (by replaying the WAL log) upon next start-up. This is recommended only in emergencies. </para> |