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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
index 5fb9dca4258..569841398b4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
@@ -12279,10 +12279,14 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_locks pl LEFT JOIN pg_prepared_xacts ppx
</para>
<para>
- The <structname>pg_settings</structname> view cannot be inserted into or
- deleted from, but it can be updated. An <command>UPDATE</command> applied
- to a row of <structname>pg_settings</structname> is equivalent to executing
- the <command>SET</command> command on that named
+ This view does not display <link linkend="runtime-config-custom">customized options</link>
+ until the extension module that defines them has been loaded.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ This view cannot be inserted into or deleted from, but it can be updated. An
+ <command>UPDATE</command> applied to a row of <structname>pg_settings</structname>
+ is equivalent to executing the <command>SET</command> command on that named
parameter. The change only affects the value used by the current
session. If an <command>UPDATE</command> is issued within a transaction
that is later aborted, the effects of the <command>UPDATE</command> command