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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref/ipcclean.sgml')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/ipcclean.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/ipcclean.sgml index 76eee6f1077..85ca334c178 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/ipcclean.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/ipcclean.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/ipcclean.sgml,v 1.7 2002/04/21 19:02:39 thomas Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/ipcclean.sgml,v 1.8 2003/03/24 14:32:51 petere Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <para> Only the database administrator should execute this program as it can cause bizarre behavior (i.e., crashes) if run during multiuser - execution. If this command is executed while a - <application>postmaster</application> is running, the shared memory - and semaphores allocated by the - <application>postmaster</application> will be deleted. This will - result in a general failure of the backend servers started by that - <application>postmaster</application>. + execution. If this command is executed while a server is running, + the shared memory and semaphores allocated by that server will be + deleted, which would have rather severe consequences for that + server. </para> </refsect1> @@ -51,14 +49,14 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <para> This script is a hack, but in the many years since it was written, no one has come up with an equally effective and portable solution. - Since the <application>postmaster</application> can now clean up by + Since the <command>postmaster</command> can now clean up by itself, it is unlikely that <command>ipcclean</command> will be improved upon in the future. </para> <para> The script makes assumption about the format of output of the - <application>ipcs</application> + <command>ipcs</command> utility which may not be true across different operating systems. Therefore, it may not work on your particular OS. </para> |