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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml index 55a3f6c69d1..b13a16a117f 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml @@ -410,24 +410,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><option>-n</option></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This option is for debugging problems that cause a server - process to die abnormally. The ordinary strategy in this - situation is to notify all other server processes that they - must terminate and then reinitialize the shared memory and - semaphores. This is because an errant server process could - have corrupted some shared state before terminating. This - option specifies that <command>postgres</command> will - not reinitialize shared data structures. A knowledgeable - system programmer can then use a debugger to examine shared - memory and semaphore state. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> <term><option>-O</option></term> <listitem> <para> @@ -466,14 +448,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation This option is for debugging problems that cause a server process to die abnormally. The ordinary strategy in this situation is to notify all other server processes that they - must terminate and then reinitialize the shared memory and - semaphores. This is because an errant server process could - have corrupted some shared state before terminating. This - option specifies that <command>postgres</command> will - stop all other server processes by sending the signal - <literal>SIGSTOP</literal>, but will not cause them to - terminate. This permits system programmers to collect core - dumps from all server processes by hand. + must terminate, by sending them <systemitem>SIGQUIT</systemitem> + signals. With this option, <systemitem>SIGABRT</systemitem> + will be sent instead, resulting in production of core dump files. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |