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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_checksums.sgml | 19 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_checksums.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_checksums.sgml index 47d4a626dec..a0ffeb0ab04 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_checksums.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_checksums.sgml @@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <application>pg_checksums</application> checks, enables or disables data checksums in a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> cluster. The server must be shut down cleanly before running - <application>pg_checksums</application>. The exit status is zero if there - are no checksum errors when checking them, and nonzero if at least one - checksum failure is detected. If enabling or disabling checksums, the + <application>pg_checksums</application>. When verifying checksums, the exit + status is zero if there are no checksum errors, and nonzero if at least one + checksum failure is detected. When enabling or disabling checksums, the exit status is nonzero if the operation failed. </para> <para> - While checking or enabling checksums needs to scan or write every file in - the cluster, disabling checksums will only update the file - <filename>pg_control</filename>. + When verifying checksums, every file in the cluster is scanned. When + enabling checksums, every file in the cluster is rewritten. Disabling + checksums only updates the file <filename>pg_control</filename>. </para> </refsect1> @@ -218,10 +218,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </para> <para> If <application>pg_checksums</application> is aborted or killed while - enabling or disabling checksums, the cluster will keep the same - configuration for data checksums as before the operation attempted. - <application>pg_checksums</application> can be restarted to - attempt again the same operation. + enabling or disabling checksums, the cluster's data checksum configuration + remains unchanged, and <application>pg_checksums</application> can be + re-run to perform the same operation. </para> </refsect1> </refentry> |