PostgreSQL 8.4 Official Documentation - Volume II. Server AdministrationWelcome to the "PostgreSQL 8.4 Official Documentation - Volume II. Server Administration"! After many years of development, PostgreSQL has become feature-complete in many areas. This release shows a targeted approach to adding features (e.g., authentication, monitoring, space reuse), and adds capabilities defined in the later SQL standards. |
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application archive arg0 authentication autovacuum available in PostgreSQL backup binary boolean buffer bytes cardinal_number character data character_data checkpoint client column command line const char constraint contains copy created current database Data Type database server database user decimal default defined descriptor disk domain DTrace ecpg encoding environment variable example EXEC SQL executed feature not available file system FreeBSD function receives function returns GSSAPI header files host identifier sql identifier Informix initdb installation integer Kerberos large object LDAP libpq null OpenSSL operating system option output password PGconn conn pointer postgres PostgreSQL Applies postgresql.conf file privilege Probe that fires psql query regression tests result role schema segment files server command line server process shared library specified SQL command sql identifier sql sql_identifier sql identifier string superuser sysctl syslog tablespace TCP/IP timestamp transaction UnixWare update user name VACUUM WAL files zero