From 9fb5952cdf8870b430456b0674d64d6df622ee7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 15:15:27 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Document that trying to exceed temp_file_limit causes a query cancel. Backpatch to 9.2. --- doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index 3a0b16dec0..43556a1366 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -1115,7 +1115,8 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF; Specifies the maximum amount of disk space that a session can use for temporary files, such as sort and hash temporary files, or the - storage file for a held cursor. + storage file for a held cursor. A transaction attempting to exceed + this limit will be cancelled. The value is specified in kilobytes, and -1 (the default) means no limit. Only superusers can change this setting.