On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, A.Bhuvaneswaran wrote: > I am using pgsql 7.3.2. > > If we change the deadlock_timeout value in postgresql.conf and say pg_ctl > reload, the new value is not taken affect. But any other changes like, > datestyle, log_connection, log_pid, etc are taken affect immediately when > we say pg_ctl reload. When we restart the server, the changed > deadlock_timeout value is taken affect.
It looks like deadlock_timeout is set PGC_POSTMASTER so it's not supposed to be reread on SIGHUP (reload) but only on postmaster start. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html