Document that pg_reload_conf() is also an easy way to reload the

configuration file.
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Bruce Momjian 2012-08-22 12:00:24 -04:00
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<primary>SIGHUP</primary>
</indexterm>
The configuration file is reread whenever the main server process
receives a
<systemitem>SIGHUP</> signal (which is most easily sent by means
of <literal>pg_ctl reload</>). The main server process
receives a <systemitem>SIGHUP</> signal; this is most easily done by
running <literal>pg_ctl reload</> from the command-line or by calling
the SQL function <function>pg_reload_conf()</function>). The main
server process
also propagates this signal to all currently running server
processes so that existing sessions also get the new
value. Alternatively, you can send the signal to a single server