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<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.34 2000/11/13 21:35:02 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.35 2000/11/14 18:11:30 petere Exp $
-->
<Chapter Id="runtime">
@@ -930,7 +930,34 @@ env PGOPTIONS='-c geqo=off' psql
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>KRB_SERVER_KEYFILE</>
+ <term>HOSTNAME (<type>string</type>)</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the TCP/IP hostname or address on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is to listen for
+ connections from client applications. Defaults to the value
+ of the <envar>PGHOST</envar> environment variable, or if
+ <envar>PGHOST</envar> is not set, it defaults to listening on
+ all configured addresses (including localhost).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you use a hostname do not try to run multiple instances of
+ <application>postmaster</application> on the same IP address
+ but different ports. Doing so will result in them attempting
+ (incorrectly) to use the same shared memory segments. Also,
+ if you use a hostname, all of the host's IP addresses on which
+ <application>postmaster</application> instances are listening
+ must be distinct in the two last octets.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you do not use this option, then each instance must listen
+ on a different port.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>KRB_SERVER_KEYFILE (<type>string</type>)</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets the location of the Kerberos server key file. See
@@ -1057,6 +1084,21 @@ env PGOPTIONS='-c geqo=off' psql
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>UNIXSOCKET (<type>string</type>)</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the Unix domain socket file name on which the
+ <application>postmaster</application> is to listen for
+ connections from client applications. Defaults to the value
+ of the <envar>PGUNIXSOCKET</envar> environment variable, or if
+ <envar>PGUNIXSOCKET</envar> is not set, then defaults to a
+ file in <filename>/tmp</filename> constructed from the port
+ number.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term>UNIX_SOCKET_GROUP (<type>string</type>)</term>
<listitem>
<para>