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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml index ff01450ba77..55c52ae93bc 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_database.sgml @@ -79,12 +79,14 @@ DROP DATABASE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ It doesn't terminate if prepared transactions, active logical replication slots or subscriptions are present in the target database. </para> + <!-- not mentioning exception for autovacuum workers, since those are an + implementation detail and the exception is not specific to FORCE --> <para> - This will fail if the current user has no permissions to terminate other - connections. Required permissions are the same as with - <literal>pg_terminate_backend</literal>, described in - <xref linkend="functions-admin-signal"/>. This will also fail if we - are not able to terminate connections. + This terminates background worker connections and connections that the + current user has permission to terminate + with <function>pg_terminate_backend</function>, described in + <xref linkend="functions-admin-signal"/>. If connections would remain, + this command will fail. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |