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+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>19.11. Client Connection Defaults</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" /><link rev="made" href="pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.1" /><link rel="prev" href="runtime-config-autovacuum.html" title="19.10. Automatic Vacuuming" /><link rel="next" href="runtime-config-locks.html" title="19.12. Lock Management" /></head><body id="docContent" class="container-fluid col-10"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="5" align="center">19.11. Client Connection Defaults</th></tr><tr><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="runtime-config-autovacuum.html" title="19.10. Automatic Vacuuming">Prev</a> </td><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="u" href="runtime-config.html" title="Chapter 19. Server Configuration">Up</a></td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 19. Server Configuration</th><td width="10%" align="right"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 13.4 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="10%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="runtime-config-locks.html" title="19.12. Lock Management">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></hr></div><div class="sect1" id="RUNTIME-CONFIG-CLIENT"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">19.11. Client Connection Defaults</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="runtime-config-client.html#RUNTIME-CONFIG-CLIENT-STATEMENT">19.11.1. Statement Behavior</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="runtime-config-client.html#RUNTIME-CONFIG-CLIENT-FORMAT">19.11.2. Locale and Formatting</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="runtime-config-client.html#RUNTIME-CONFIG-CLIENT-PRELOAD">19.11.3. Shared Library Preloading</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="runtime-config-client.html#RUNTIME-CONFIG-CLIENT-OTHER">19.11.4. Other Defaults</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect2" id="RUNTIME-CONFIG-CLIENT-STATEMENT"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">19.11.1. Statement Behavior</h3></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt id="GUC-CLIENT-MIN-MESSAGES"><span class="term"><code class="varname">client_min_messages</code> (<code class="type">enum</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.1.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Controls which
+ <a class="link" href="runtime-config-logging.html#RUNTIME-CONFIG-SEVERITY-LEVELS" title="Table 19.2. Message Severity Levels">message levels</a>
+ are sent to the client.
+ Valid values are <code class="literal">DEBUG5</code>,
+ <code class="literal">DEBUG4</code>, <code class="literal">DEBUG3</code>, <code class="literal">DEBUG2</code>,
+ <code class="literal">DEBUG1</code>, <code class="literal">LOG</code>, <code class="literal">NOTICE</code>,
+ <code class="literal">WARNING</code>, and <code class="literal">ERROR</code>.
+ Each level includes all the levels that follow it. The later the level,
+ the fewer messages are sent. The default is
+ <code class="literal">NOTICE</code>. Note that <code class="literal">LOG</code> has a different
+ rank here than in <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-logging.html#GUC-LOG-MIN-MESSAGES">log_min_messages</a>.
+ </p><p>
+ <code class="literal">INFO</code> level messages are always sent to the client.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-SEARCH-PATH"><span class="term"><code class="varname">search_path</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.2.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.2.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This variable specifies the order in which schemas are searched
+ when an object (table, data type, function, etc.) is referenced by a
+ simple name with no schema specified. When there are objects of
+ identical names in different schemas, the one found first
+ in the search path is used. An object that is not in any of the
+ schemas in the search path can only be referenced by specifying
+ its containing schema with a qualified (dotted) name.
+ </p><p>
+ The value for <code class="varname">search_path</code> must be a comma-separated
+ list of schema names. Any name that is not an existing schema, or is
+ a schema for which the user does not have <code class="literal">USAGE</code>
+ permission, is silently ignored.
+ </p><p>
+ If one of the list items is the special name
+ <code class="literal">$user</code>, then the schema having the name returned by
+ <code class="function">CURRENT_USER</code> is substituted, if there is such a schema
+ and the user has <code class="literal">USAGE</code> permission for it.
+ (If not, <code class="literal">$user</code> is ignored.)
+ </p><p>
+ The system catalog schema, <code class="literal">pg_catalog</code>, is always
+ searched, whether it is mentioned in the path or not. If it is
+ mentioned in the path then it will be searched in the specified
+ order. If <code class="literal">pg_catalog</code> is not in the path then it will
+ be searched <span class="emphasis"><em>before</em></span> searching any of the path items.
+ </p><p>
+ Likewise, the current session's temporary-table schema,
+ <code class="literal">pg_temp_<em class="replaceable"><code>nnn</code></em></code>, is always searched if it
+ exists. It can be explicitly listed in the path by using the
+ alias <code class="literal">pg_temp</code><a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.2.2.5.3" class="indexterm"></a>. If it is not listed in the path then
+ it is searched first (even before <code class="literal">pg_catalog</code>). However,
+ the temporary schema is only searched for relation (table, view,
+ sequence, etc) and data type names. It is never searched for
+ function or operator names.
+ </p><p>
+ When objects are created without specifying a particular target
+ schema, they will be placed in the first valid schema named in
+ <code class="varname">search_path</code>. An error is reported if the search
+ path is empty.
+ </p><p>
+ The default value for this parameter is
+ <code class="literal">"$user", public</code>.
+ This setting supports shared use of a database (where no users
+ have private schemas, and all share use of <code class="literal">public</code>),
+ private per-user schemas, and combinations of these. Other
+ effects can be obtained by altering the default search path
+ setting, either globally or per-user.
+ </p><p>
+ For more information on schema handling, see
+ <a class="xref" href="ddl-schemas.html" title="5.9. Schemas">Section 5.9</a>. In particular, the default
+ configuration is suitable only when the database has a single user or
+ a few mutually-trusting users.
+ </p><p>
+ The current effective value of the search path can be examined
+ via the <acronym class="acronym">SQL</acronym> function
+ <code class="function">current_schemas</code>
+ (see <a class="xref" href="functions-info.html" title="9.26. System Information Functions and Operators">Section 9.26</a>).
+ This is not quite the same as
+ examining the value of <code class="varname">search_path</code>, since
+ <code class="function">current_schemas</code> shows how the items
+ appearing in <code class="varname">search_path</code> were resolved.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-ROW-SECURITY"><span class="term"><code class="varname">row_security</code> (<code class="type">boolean</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.3.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This variable controls whether to raise an error in lieu of applying a
+ row security policy. When set to <code class="literal">on</code>, policies apply
+ normally. When set to <code class="literal">off</code>, queries fail which would
+ otherwise apply at least one policy. The default is <code class="literal">on</code>.
+ Change to <code class="literal">off</code> where limited row visibility could cause
+ incorrect results; for example, <span class="application">pg_dump</span> makes that
+ change by default. This variable has no effect on roles which bypass
+ every row security policy, to wit, superusers and roles with
+ the <code class="literal">BYPASSRLS</code> attribute.
+ </p><p>
+ For more information on row security policies,
+ see <a class="xref" href="sql-createpolicy.html" title="CREATE POLICY"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE POLICY</span></a>.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-DEFAULT-TABLE-ACCESS-METHOD"><span class="term"><code class="varname">default_table_access_method</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.4.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This parameter specifies the default table access method to use when
+ creating tables or materialized views if the <code class="command">CREATE</code>
+ command does not explicitly specify an access method, or when
+ <code class="command">SELECT ... INTO</code> is used, which does not allow to
+ specify a table access method. The default is <code class="literal">heap</code>.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-DEFAULT-TABLESPACE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">default_tablespace</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.5.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.5.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This variable specifies the default tablespace in which to create
+ objects (tables and indexes) when a <code class="command">CREATE</code> command does
+ not explicitly specify a tablespace.
+ </p><p>
+ The value is either the name of a tablespace, or an empty string
+ to specify using the default tablespace of the current database.
+ If the value does not match the name of any existing tablespace,
+ <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> will automatically use the default
+ tablespace of the current database. If a nondefault tablespace
+ is specified, the user must have <code class="literal">CREATE</code> privilege
+ for it, or creation attempts will fail.
+ </p><p>
+ This variable is not used for temporary tables; for them,
+ <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-client.html#GUC-TEMP-TABLESPACES">temp_tablespaces</a> is consulted instead.
+ </p><p>
+ This variable is also not used when creating databases.
+ By default, a new database inherits its tablespace setting from
+ the template database it is copied from.
+ </p><p>
+ If this parameter is set to a value other than the empty string
+ when a partitioned table is created, the partitioned table's
+ tablespace will be set to that value, which will be used as
+ the default tablespace for partitions created in the future,
+ even if <code class="varname">default_tablespace</code> has changed since then.
+ </p><p>
+ For more information on tablespaces,
+ see <a class="xref" href="manage-ag-tablespaces.html" title="22.6. Tablespaces">Section 22.6</a>.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-TEMP-TABLESPACES"><span class="term"><code class="varname">temp_tablespaces</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.6.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.6.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This variable specifies tablespaces in which to create temporary
+ objects (temp tables and indexes on temp tables) when a
+ <code class="command">CREATE</code> command does not explicitly specify a tablespace.
+ Temporary files for purposes such as sorting large data sets
+ are also created in these tablespaces.
+ </p><p>
+ The value is a list of names of tablespaces. When there is more than
+ one name in the list, <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> chooses a random
+ member of the list each time a temporary object is to be created;
+ except that within a transaction, successively created temporary
+ objects are placed in successive tablespaces from the list.
+ If the selected element of the list is an empty string,
+ <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> will automatically use the default
+ tablespace of the current database instead.
+ </p><p>
+ When <code class="varname">temp_tablespaces</code> is set interactively, specifying a
+ nonexistent tablespace is an error, as is specifying a tablespace for
+ which the user does not have <code class="literal">CREATE</code> privilege. However,
+ when using a previously set value, nonexistent tablespaces are
+ ignored, as are tablespaces for which the user lacks
+ <code class="literal">CREATE</code> privilege. In particular, this rule applies when
+ using a value set in <code class="filename">postgresql.conf</code>.
+ </p><p>
+ The default value is an empty string, which results in all temporary
+ objects being created in the default tablespace of the current
+ database.
+ </p><p>
+ See also <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-client.html#GUC-DEFAULT-TABLESPACE">default_tablespace</a>.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-CHECK-FUNCTION-BODIES"><span class="term"><code class="varname">check_function_bodies</code> (<code class="type">boolean</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.7.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This parameter is normally on. When set to <code class="literal">off</code>, it
+ disables validation of the function body string during <a class="xref" href="sql-createfunction.html" title="CREATE FUNCTION"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE FUNCTION</span></a>. Disabling validation avoids side
+ effects of the validation process and avoids false positives due
+ to problems such as forward references. Set this parameter
+ to <code class="literal">off</code> before loading functions on behalf of other
+ users; <span class="application">pg_dump</span> does so automatically.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-DEFAULT-TRANSACTION-ISOLATION"><span class="term"><code class="varname">default_transaction_isolation</code> (<code class="type">enum</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.8.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.8.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Each SQL transaction has an isolation level, which can be
+ either <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">read uncommitted</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">read
+ committed</span>”</span>, <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">repeatable read</span>”</span>, or
+ <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">serializable</span>”</span>. This parameter controls the
+ default isolation level of each new transaction. The default
+ is <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">read committed</span>”</span>.
+ </p><p>
+ Consult <a class="xref" href="mvcc.html" title="Chapter 13. Concurrency Control">Chapter 13</a> and <a class="xref" href="sql-set-transaction.html" title="SET TRANSACTION"><span class="refentrytitle">SET TRANSACTION</span></a> for more information.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-DEFAULT-TRANSACTION-READ-ONLY"><span class="term"><code class="varname">default_transaction_read_only</code> (<code class="type">boolean</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.9.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.9.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ A read-only SQL transaction cannot alter non-temporary tables.
+ This parameter controls the default read-only status of each new
+ transaction. The default is <code class="literal">off</code> (read/write).
+ </p><p>
+ Consult <a class="xref" href="sql-set-transaction.html" title="SET TRANSACTION"><span class="refentrytitle">SET TRANSACTION</span></a> for more information.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-DEFAULT-TRANSACTION-DEFERRABLE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">default_transaction_deferrable</code> (<code class="type">boolean</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.10.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.10.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ When running at the <code class="literal">serializable</code> isolation level,
+ a deferrable read-only SQL transaction may be delayed before
+ it is allowed to proceed. However, once it begins executing
+ it does not incur any of the overhead required to ensure
+ serializability; so serialization code will have no reason to
+ force it to abort because of concurrent updates, making this
+ option suitable for long-running read-only transactions.
+ </p><p>
+ This parameter controls the default deferrable status of each
+ new transaction. It currently has no effect on read-write
+ transactions or those operating at isolation levels lower
+ than <code class="literal">serializable</code>. The default is <code class="literal">off</code>.
+ </p><p>
+ Consult <a class="xref" href="sql-set-transaction.html" title="SET TRANSACTION"><span class="refentrytitle">SET TRANSACTION</span></a> for more information.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-TRANSACTION-ISOLATION"><span class="term"><code class="varname">transaction_isolation</code> (<code class="type">enum</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.11.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.11.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This parameter reflects the current transaction's isolation level.
+ At the beginning of each transaction, it is set to the current value
+ of <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-client.html#GUC-DEFAULT-TRANSACTION-ISOLATION">default_transaction_isolation</a>.
+ Any subsequent attempt to change it is equivalent to a <a class="xref" href="sql-set-transaction.html" title="SET TRANSACTION"><span class="refentrytitle">SET TRANSACTION</span></a> command.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-TRANSACTION-READ-ONLY"><span class="term"><code class="varname">transaction_read_only</code> (<code class="type">boolean</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.12.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.12.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This parameter reflects the current transaction's read-only status.
+ At the beginning of each transaction, it is set to the current value
+ of <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-client.html#GUC-DEFAULT-TRANSACTION-READ-ONLY">default_transaction_read_only</a>.
+ Any subsequent attempt to change it is equivalent to a <a class="xref" href="sql-set-transaction.html" title="SET TRANSACTION"><span class="refentrytitle">SET TRANSACTION</span></a> command.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-TRANSACTION-DEFERRABLE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">transaction_deferrable</code> (<code class="type">boolean</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.13.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.13.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This parameter reflects the current transaction's deferrability status.
+ At the beginning of each transaction, it is set to the current value
+ of <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-client.html#GUC-DEFAULT-TRANSACTION-DEFERRABLE">default_transaction_deferrable</a>.
+ Any subsequent attempt to change it is equivalent to a <a class="xref" href="sql-set-transaction.html" title="SET TRANSACTION"><span class="refentrytitle">SET TRANSACTION</span></a> command.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-SESSION-REPLICATION-ROLE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">session_replication_role</code> (<code class="type">enum</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.14.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Controls firing of replication-related triggers and rules for the
+ current session. Setting this variable requires
+ superuser privilege and results in discarding any previously cached
+ query plans. Possible values are <code class="literal">origin</code> (the default),
+ <code class="literal">replica</code> and <code class="literal">local</code>.
+ </p><p>
+ The intended use of this setting is that logical replication systems
+ set it to <code class="literal">replica</code> when they are applying replicated
+ changes. The effect of that will be that triggers and rules (that
+ have not been altered from their default configuration) will not fire
+ on the replica. See the <a class="xref" href="sql-altertable.html" title="ALTER TABLE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER TABLE</span></a> clauses
+ <code class="literal">ENABLE TRIGGER</code> and <code class="literal">ENABLE RULE</code>
+ for more information.
+ </p><p>
+ PostgreSQL treats the settings <code class="literal">origin</code> and
+ <code class="literal">local</code> the same internally. Third-party replication
+ systems may use these two values for their internal purposes, for
+ example using <code class="literal">local</code> to designate a session whose
+ changes should not be replicated.
+ </p><p>
+ Since foreign keys are implemented as triggers, setting this parameter
+ to <code class="literal">replica</code> also disables all foreign key checks,
+ which can leave data in an inconsistent state if improperly used.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-STATEMENT-TIMEOUT"><span class="term"><code class="varname">statement_timeout</code> (<code class="type">integer</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.15.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Abort any statement that takes more than the specified amount of time.
+ If <code class="varname">log_min_error_statement</code> is set
+ to <code class="literal">ERROR</code> or lower, the statement that timed out
+ will also be logged.
+ If this value is specified without units, it is taken as milliseconds.
+ A value of zero (the default) disables the timeout.
+ </p><p>
+ The timeout is measured from the time a command arrives at the
+ server until it is completed by the server. If multiple SQL
+ statements appear in a single simple-Query message, the timeout
+ is applied to each statement separately.
+ (<span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> versions before 13 usually
+ treated the timeout as applying to the whole query string.)
+ In extended query protocol, the timeout starts running when any
+ query-related message (Parse, Bind, Execute, Describe) arrives, and
+ it is canceled by completion of an Execute or Sync message.
+ </p><p>
+ Setting <code class="varname">statement_timeout</code> in
+ <code class="filename">postgresql.conf</code> is not recommended because it would
+ affect all sessions.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-LOCK-TIMEOUT"><span class="term"><code class="varname">lock_timeout</code> (<code class="type">integer</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.16.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Abort any statement that waits longer than the specified amount of
+ time while attempting to acquire a lock on a table, index,
+ row, or other database object. The time limit applies separately to
+ each lock acquisition attempt. The limit applies both to explicit
+ locking requests (such as <code class="command">LOCK TABLE</code>, or <code class="command">SELECT
+ FOR UPDATE</code> without <code class="literal">NOWAIT</code>) and to implicitly-acquired
+ locks.
+ If this value is specified without units, it is taken as milliseconds.
+ A value of zero (the default) disables the timeout.
+ </p><p>
+ Unlike <code class="varname">statement_timeout</code>, this timeout can only occur
+ while waiting for locks. Note that if <code class="varname">statement_timeout</code>
+ is nonzero, it is rather pointless to set <code class="varname">lock_timeout</code> to
+ the same or larger value, since the statement timeout would always
+ trigger first. If <code class="varname">log_min_error_statement</code> is set to
+ <code class="literal">ERROR</code> or lower, the statement that timed out will be
+ logged.
+ </p><p>
+ Setting <code class="varname">lock_timeout</code> in
+ <code class="filename">postgresql.conf</code> is not recommended because it would
+ affect all sessions.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-IDLE-IN-TRANSACTION-SESSION-TIMEOUT"><span class="term"><code class="varname">idle_in_transaction_session_timeout</code> (<code class="type">integer</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.17.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Terminate any session with an open transaction that has been idle for
+ longer than the specified amount of time. This allows any
+ locks held by that session to be released and the connection slot to be reused;
+ it also allows tuples visible only to this transaction to be vacuumed. See
+ <a class="xref" href="routine-vacuuming.html" title="24.1. Routine Vacuuming">Section 24.1</a> for more details about this.
+ </p><p>
+ If this value is specified without units, it is taken as milliseconds.
+ A value of zero (the default) disables the timeout.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-VACUUM-FREEZE-TABLE-AGE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">vacuum_freeze_table_age</code> (<code class="type">integer</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.18.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ <code class="command">VACUUM</code> performs an aggressive scan if the table's
+ <code class="structname">pg_class</code>.<code class="structfield">relfrozenxid</code> field has reached
+ the age specified by this setting. An aggressive scan differs from
+ a regular <code class="command">VACUUM</code> in that it visits every page that might
+ contain unfrozen XIDs or MXIDs, not just those that might contain dead
+ tuples. The default is 150 million transactions. Although users can
+ set this value anywhere from zero to two billion, <code class="command">VACUUM</code>
+ will silently limit the effective value to 95% of
+ <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-autovacuum.html#GUC-AUTOVACUUM-FREEZE-MAX-AGE">autovacuum_freeze_max_age</a>, so that a
+ periodic manual <code class="command">VACUUM</code> has a chance to run before an
+ anti-wraparound autovacuum is launched for the table. For more
+ information see
+ <a class="xref" href="routine-vacuuming.html#VACUUM-FOR-WRAPAROUND" title="24.1.5. Preventing Transaction ID Wraparound Failures">Section 24.1.5</a>.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-VACUUM-FREEZE-MIN-AGE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">vacuum_freeze_min_age</code> (<code class="type">integer</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.19.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Specifies the cutoff age (in transactions) that <code class="command">VACUUM</code>
+ should use to decide whether to freeze row versions
+ while scanning a table.
+ The default is 50 million transactions. Although
+ users can set this value anywhere from zero to one billion,
+ <code class="command">VACUUM</code> will silently limit the effective value to half
+ the value of <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-autovacuum.html#GUC-AUTOVACUUM-FREEZE-MAX-AGE">autovacuum_freeze_max_age</a>, so
+ that there is not an unreasonably short time between forced
+ autovacuums. For more information see <a class="xref" href="routine-vacuuming.html#VACUUM-FOR-WRAPAROUND" title="24.1.5. Preventing Transaction ID Wraparound Failures">Section 24.1.5</a>.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-VACUUM-MULTIXACT-FREEZE-TABLE-AGE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">vacuum_multixact_freeze_table_age</code> (<code class="type">integer</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.20.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ <code class="command">VACUUM</code> performs an aggressive scan if the table's
+ <code class="structname">pg_class</code>.<code class="structfield">relminmxid</code> field has reached
+ the age specified by this setting. An aggressive scan differs from
+ a regular <code class="command">VACUUM</code> in that it visits every page that might
+ contain unfrozen XIDs or MXIDs, not just those that might contain dead
+ tuples. The default is 150 million multixacts.
+ Although users can set this value anywhere from zero to two billion,
+ <code class="command">VACUUM</code> will silently limit the effective value to 95% of
+ <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-autovacuum.html#GUC-AUTOVACUUM-MULTIXACT-FREEZE-MAX-AGE">autovacuum_multixact_freeze_max_age</a>, so that a
+ periodic manual <code class="command">VACUUM</code> has a chance to run before an
+ anti-wraparound is launched for the table.
+ For more information see <a class="xref" href="routine-vacuuming.html#VACUUM-FOR-MULTIXACT-WRAPAROUND" title="24.1.5.1. Multixacts and Wraparound">Section 24.1.5.1</a>.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-VACUUM-MULTIXACT-FREEZE-MIN-AGE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">vacuum_multixact_freeze_min_age</code> (<code class="type">integer</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.21.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Specifies the cutoff age (in multixacts) that <code class="command">VACUUM</code>
+ should use to decide whether to replace multixact IDs with a newer
+ transaction ID or multixact ID while scanning a table. The default
+ is 5 million multixacts.
+ Although users can set this value anywhere from zero to one billion,
+ <code class="command">VACUUM</code> will silently limit the effective value to half
+ the value of <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-autovacuum.html#GUC-AUTOVACUUM-MULTIXACT-FREEZE-MAX-AGE">autovacuum_multixact_freeze_max_age</a>,
+ so that there is not an unreasonably short time between forced
+ autovacuums.
+ For more information see <a class="xref" href="routine-vacuuming.html#VACUUM-FOR-MULTIXACT-WRAPAROUND" title="24.1.5.1. Multixacts and Wraparound">Section 24.1.5.1</a>.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-BYTEA-OUTPUT"><span class="term"><code class="varname">bytea_output</code> (<code class="type">enum</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.22.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the output format for values of type <code class="type">bytea</code>.
+ Valid values are <code class="literal">hex</code> (the default)
+ and <code class="literal">escape</code> (the traditional PostgreSQL
+ format). See <a class="xref" href="datatype-binary.html" title="8.4. Binary Data Types">Section 8.4</a> for more
+ information. The <code class="type">bytea</code> type always
+ accepts both formats on input, regardless of this setting.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-XMLBINARY"><span class="term"><code class="varname">xmlbinary</code> (<code class="type">enum</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.23.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets how binary values are to be encoded in XML. This applies
+ for example when <code class="type">bytea</code> values are converted to
+ XML by the functions <code class="function">xmlelement</code> or
+ <code class="function">xmlforest</code>. Possible values are
+ <code class="literal">base64</code> and <code class="literal">hex</code>, which
+ are both defined in the XML Schema standard. The default is
+ <code class="literal">base64</code>. For further information about
+ XML-related functions, see <a class="xref" href="functions-xml.html" title="9.15. XML Functions">Section 9.15</a>.
+ </p><p>
+ The actual choice here is mostly a matter of taste,
+ constrained only by possible restrictions in client
+ applications. Both methods support all possible values,
+ although the hex encoding will be somewhat larger than the
+ base64 encoding.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-XMLOPTION"><span class="term"><code class="varname">xmloption</code> (<code class="type">enum</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.24.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.24.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.24.1.5" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets whether <code class="literal">DOCUMENT</code> or
+ <code class="literal">CONTENT</code> is implicit when converting between
+ XML and character string values. See <a class="xref" href="datatype-xml.html" title="8.13. XML Type">Section 8.13</a> for a description of this. Valid
+ values are <code class="literal">DOCUMENT</code> and
+ <code class="literal">CONTENT</code>. The default is
+ <code class="literal">CONTENT</code>.
+ </p><p>
+ According to the SQL standard, the command to set this option is
+</p><pre class="synopsis">
+SET XML OPTION { DOCUMENT | CONTENT };
+</pre><p>
+ This syntax is also available in PostgreSQL.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-GIN-PENDING-LIST-LIMIT"><span class="term"><code class="varname">gin_pending_list_limit</code> (<code class="type">integer</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.2.2.25.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the maximum size of a GIN index's pending list, which is used
+ when <code class="literal">fastupdate</code> is enabled. If the list grows
+ larger than this maximum size, it is cleaned up by moving
+ the entries in it to the index's main GIN data structure in bulk.
+ If this value is specified without units, it is taken as kilobytes.
+ The default is four megabytes (<code class="literal">4MB</code>). This setting
+ can be overridden for individual GIN indexes by changing
+ index storage parameters.
+ See <a class="xref" href="gin-implementation.html#GIN-FAST-UPDATE" title="66.4.1. GIN Fast Update Technique">Section 66.4.1</a> and <a class="xref" href="gin-tips.html" title="66.5. GIN Tips and Tricks">Section 66.5</a>
+ for more information.
+ </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" id="RUNTIME-CONFIG-CLIENT-FORMAT"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">19.11.2. Locale and Formatting</h3></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt id="GUC-DATESTYLE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">DateStyle</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.1.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the display format for date and time values, as well as the
+ rules for interpreting ambiguous date input values. For
+ historical reasons, this variable contains two independent
+ components: the output format specification (<code class="literal">ISO</code>,
+ <code class="literal">Postgres</code>, <code class="literal">SQL</code>, or <code class="literal">German</code>)
+ and the input/output specification for year/month/day ordering
+ (<code class="literal">DMY</code>, <code class="literal">MDY</code>, or <code class="literal">YMD</code>). These
+ can be set separately or together. The keywords <code class="literal">Euro</code>
+ and <code class="literal">European</code> are synonyms for <code class="literal">DMY</code>; the
+ keywords <code class="literal">US</code>, <code class="literal">NonEuro</code>, and
+ <code class="literal">NonEuropean</code> are synonyms for <code class="literal">MDY</code>. See
+ <a class="xref" href="datatype-datetime.html" title="8.5. Date/Time Types">Section 8.5</a> for more information. The
+ built-in default is <code class="literal">ISO, MDY</code>, but
+ <span class="application">initdb</span> will initialize the
+ configuration file with a setting that corresponds to the
+ behavior of the chosen <code class="varname">lc_time</code> locale.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-INTERVALSTYLE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">IntervalStyle</code> (<code class="type">enum</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.2.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the display format for interval values.
+ The value <code class="literal">sql_standard</code> will produce
+ output matching <acronym class="acronym">SQL</acronym> standard interval literals.
+ The value <code class="literal">postgres</code> (which is the default) will produce
+ output matching <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> releases prior to 8.4
+ when the <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-client.html#GUC-DATESTYLE">DateStyle</a>
+ parameter was set to <code class="literal">ISO</code>.
+ The value <code class="literal">postgres_verbose</code> will produce output
+ matching <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> releases prior to 8.4
+ when the <code class="varname">DateStyle</code>
+ parameter was set to non-<code class="literal">ISO</code> output.
+ The value <code class="literal">iso_8601</code> will produce output matching the time
+ interval <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">format with designators</span>”</span> defined in section
+ 4.4.3.2 of ISO 8601.
+ </p><p>
+ The <code class="varname">IntervalStyle</code> parameter also affects the
+ interpretation of ambiguous interval input. See
+ <a class="xref" href="datatype-datetime.html#DATATYPE-INTERVAL-INPUT" title="8.5.4. Interval Input">Section 8.5.4</a> for more information.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-TIMEZONE"><span class="term"><code class="varname">TimeZone</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.3.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.3.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the time zone for displaying and interpreting time stamps.
+ The built-in default is <code class="literal">GMT</code>, but that is typically
+ overridden in <code class="filename">postgresql.conf</code>; <span class="application">initdb</span>
+ will install a setting there corresponding to its system environment.
+ See <a class="xref" href="datatype-datetime.html#DATATYPE-TIMEZONES" title="8.5.3. Time Zones">Section 8.5.3</a> for more information.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-TIMEZONE-ABBREVIATIONS"><span class="term"><code class="varname">timezone_abbreviations</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.4.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.4.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the collection of time zone abbreviations that will be accepted
+ by the server for datetime input. The default is <code class="literal">'Default'</code>,
+ which is a collection that works in most of the world; there are
+ also <code class="literal">'Australia'</code> and <code class="literal">'India'</code>,
+ and other collections can be defined for a particular installation.
+ See <a class="xref" href="datetime-config-files.html" title="B.4. Date/Time Configuration Files">Section B.4</a> for more information.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-EXTRA-FLOAT-DIGITS"><span class="term"><code class="varname">extra_float_digits</code> (<code class="type">integer</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.5.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.5.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.5.1.5" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This parameter adjusts the number of digits used for textual output of
+ floating-point values, including <code class="type">float4</code>, <code class="type">float8</code>,
+ and geometric data types.
+ </p><p>
+ If the value is 1 (the default) or above, float values are output in
+ shortest-precise format; see <a class="xref" href="datatype-numeric.html#DATATYPE-FLOAT" title="8.1.3. Floating-Point Types">Section 8.1.3</a>. The
+ actual number of digits generated depends only on the value being
+ output, not on the value of this parameter. At most 17 digits are
+ required for <code class="type">float8</code> values, and 9 for <code class="type">float4</code>
+ values. This format is both fast and precise, preserving the original
+ binary float value exactly when correctly read. For historical
+ compatibility, values up to 3 are permitted.
+ </p><p>
+ If the value is zero or negative, then the output is rounded to a
+ given decimal precision. The precision used is the standard number of
+ digits for the type (<code class="literal">FLT_DIG</code>
+ or <code class="literal">DBL_DIG</code> as appropriate) reduced according to the
+ value of this parameter. (For example, specifying -1 will cause
+ <code class="type">float4</code> values to be output rounded to 5 significant
+ digits, and <code class="type">float8</code> values
+ rounded to 14 digits.) This format is slower and does not preserve all
+ the bits of the binary float value, but may be more human-readable.
+ </p><div class="note"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
+ The meaning of this parameter, and its default value, changed
+ in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> 12;
+ see <a class="xref" href="datatype-numeric.html#DATATYPE-FLOAT" title="8.1.3. Floating-Point Types">Section 8.1.3</a> for further discussion.
+ </p></div></dd><dt id="GUC-CLIENT-ENCODING"><span class="term"><code class="varname">client_encoding</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.6.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.6.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the client-side encoding (character set).
+ The default is to use the database encoding.
+ The character sets supported by the <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
+ server are described in <a class="xref" href="multibyte.html#MULTIBYTE-CHARSET-SUPPORTED" title="23.3.1. Supported Character Sets">Section 23.3.1</a>.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-LC-MESSAGES"><span class="term"><code class="varname">lc_messages</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.7.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the language in which messages are displayed. Acceptable
+ values are system-dependent; see <a class="xref" href="locale.html" title="23.1. Locale Support">Section 23.1</a> for
+ more information. If this variable is set to the empty string
+ (which is the default) then the value is inherited from the
+ execution environment of the server in a system-dependent way.
+ </p><p>
+ On some systems, this locale category does not exist. Setting
+ this variable will still work, but there will be no effect.
+ Also, there is a chance that no translated messages for the
+ desired language exist. In that case you will continue to see
+ the English messages.
+ </p><p>
+ Only superusers can change this setting, because it affects the
+ messages sent to the server log as well as to the client, and
+ an improper value might obscure the readability of the server
+ logs.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-LC-MONETARY"><span class="term"><code class="varname">lc_monetary</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.8.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the locale to use for formatting monetary amounts, for
+ example with the <code class="function">to_char</code> family of
+ functions. Acceptable values are system-dependent; see <a class="xref" href="locale.html" title="23.1. Locale Support">Section 23.1</a> for more information. If this variable is
+ set to the empty string (which is the default) then the value
+ is inherited from the execution environment of the server in a
+ system-dependent way.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-LC-NUMERIC"><span class="term"><code class="varname">lc_numeric</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.9.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the locale to use for formatting numbers, for example
+ with the <code class="function">to_char</code> family of
+ functions. Acceptable values are system-dependent; see <a class="xref" href="locale.html" title="23.1. Locale Support">Section 23.1</a> for more information. If this variable is
+ set to the empty string (which is the default) then the value
+ is inherited from the execution environment of the server in a
+ system-dependent way.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-LC-TIME"><span class="term"><code class="varname">lc_time</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.10.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Sets the locale to use for formatting dates and times, for example
+ with the <code class="function">to_char</code> family of
+ functions. Acceptable values are system-dependent; see <a class="xref" href="locale.html" title="23.1. Locale Support">Section 23.1</a> for more information. If this variable is
+ set to the empty string (which is the default) then the value
+ is inherited from the execution environment of the server in a
+ system-dependent way.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-DEFAULT-TEXT-SEARCH-CONFIG"><span class="term"><code class="varname">default_text_search_config</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.3.2.11.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Selects the text search configuration that is used by those variants
+ of the text search functions that do not have an explicit argument
+ specifying the configuration.
+ See <a class="xref" href="textsearch.html" title="Chapter 12. Full Text Search">Chapter 12</a> for further information.
+ The built-in default is <code class="literal">pg_catalog.simple</code>, but
+ <span class="application">initdb</span> will initialize the
+ configuration file with a setting that corresponds to the
+ chosen <code class="varname">lc_ctype</code> locale, if a configuration
+ matching that locale can be identified.
+ </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" id="RUNTIME-CONFIG-CLIENT-PRELOAD"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">19.11.3. Shared Library Preloading</h3></div></div></div><p>
+ Several settings are available for preloading shared libraries into the
+ server, in order to load additional functionality or achieve performance
+ benefits. For example, a setting of
+ <code class="literal">'$libdir/mylib'</code> would cause
+ <code class="literal">mylib.so</code> (or on some platforms,
+ <code class="literal">mylib.sl</code>) to be preloaded from the installation's standard
+ library directory. The differences between the settings are when they
+ take effect and what privileges are required to change them.
+ </p><p>
+ <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> procedural language libraries can
+ be preloaded in this way, typically by using the
+ syntax <code class="literal">'$libdir/plXXX'</code> where
+ <code class="literal">XXX</code> is <code class="literal">pgsql</code>, <code class="literal">perl</code>,
+ <code class="literal">tcl</code>, or <code class="literal">python</code>.
+ </p><p>
+ Only shared libraries specifically intended to be used with PostgreSQL
+ can be loaded this way. Every PostgreSQL-supported library has
+ a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">magic block</span>”</span> that is checked to guarantee compatibility. For
+ this reason, non-PostgreSQL libraries cannot be loaded in this way. You
+ might be able to use operating-system facilities such
+ as <code class="envar">LD_PRELOAD</code> for that.
+ </p><p>
+ In general, refer to the documentation of a specific module for the
+ recommended way to load that module.
+ </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt id="GUC-LOCAL-PRELOAD-LIBRARIES"><span class="term"><code class="varname">local_preload_libraries</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.4.6.1.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.4.6.1.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This variable specifies one or more shared libraries that are to be
+ preloaded at connection start.
+ It contains a comma-separated list of library names, where each name
+ is interpreted as for the <a class="xref" href="sql-load.html" title="LOAD"><span class="refentrytitle">LOAD</span></a> command.
+ Whitespace between entries is ignored; surround a library name with
+ double quotes if you need to include whitespace or commas in the name.
+ The parameter value only takes effect at the start of the connection.
+ Subsequent changes have no effect. If a specified library is not
+ found, the connection attempt will fail.
+ </p><p>
+ This option can be set by any user. Because of that, the libraries
+ that can be loaded are restricted to those appearing in the
+ <code class="filename">plugins</code> subdirectory of the installation's
+ standard library directory. (It is the database administrator's
+ responsibility to ensure that only <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">safe</span>”</span> libraries
+ are installed there.) Entries in <code class="varname">local_preload_libraries</code>
+ can specify this directory explicitly, for example
+ <code class="literal">$libdir/plugins/mylib</code>, or just specify
+ the library name — <code class="literal">mylib</code> would have
+ the same effect as <code class="literal">$libdir/plugins/mylib</code>.
+ </p><p>
+ The intent of this feature is to allow unprivileged users to load
+ debugging or performance-measurement libraries into specific sessions
+ without requiring an explicit <code class="command">LOAD</code> command. To that end,
+ it would be typical to set this parameter using
+ the <code class="envar">PGOPTIONS</code> environment variable on the client or by
+ using
+ <code class="command">ALTER ROLE SET</code>.
+ </p><p>
+ However, unless a module is specifically designed to be used in this way by
+ non-superusers, this is usually not the right setting to use. Look
+ at <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-client.html#GUC-SESSION-PRELOAD-LIBRARIES">session_preload_libraries</a> instead.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-SESSION-PRELOAD-LIBRARIES"><span class="term"><code class="varname">session_preload_libraries</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.4.6.2.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This variable specifies one or more shared libraries that are to be
+ preloaded at connection start.
+ It contains a comma-separated list of library names, where each name
+ is interpreted as for the <a class="xref" href="sql-load.html" title="LOAD"><span class="refentrytitle">LOAD</span></a> command.
+ Whitespace between entries is ignored; surround a library name with
+ double quotes if you need to include whitespace or commas in the name.
+ The parameter value only takes effect at the start of the connection.
+ Subsequent changes have no effect. If a specified library is not
+ found, the connection attempt will fail.
+ Only superusers can change this setting.
+ </p><p>
+ The intent of this feature is to allow debugging or
+ performance-measurement libraries to be loaded into specific sessions
+ without an explicit
+ <code class="command">LOAD</code> command being given. For
+ example, <a class="xref" href="auto-explain.html" title="F.4. auto_explain">auto_explain</a> could be enabled for all
+ sessions under a given user name by setting this parameter
+ with <code class="command">ALTER ROLE SET</code>. Also, this parameter can be changed
+ without restarting the server (but changes only take effect when a new
+ session is started), so it is easier to add new modules this way, even
+ if they should apply to all sessions.
+ </p><p>
+ Unlike <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-client.html#GUC-SHARED-PRELOAD-LIBRARIES">shared_preload_libraries</a>, there is no large
+ performance advantage to loading a library at session start rather than
+ when it is first used. There is some advantage, however, when
+ connection pooling is used.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-SHARED-PRELOAD-LIBRARIES"><span class="term"><code class="varname">shared_preload_libraries</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.4.6.3.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This variable specifies one or more shared libraries to be preloaded at
+ server start.
+ It contains a comma-separated list of library names, where each name
+ is interpreted as for the <a class="xref" href="sql-load.html" title="LOAD"><span class="refentrytitle">LOAD</span></a> command.
+ Whitespace between entries is ignored; surround a library name with
+ double quotes if you need to include whitespace or commas in the name.
+ This parameter can only be set at server start. If a specified
+ library is not found, the server will fail to start.
+ </p><p>
+ Some libraries need to perform certain operations that can only take
+ place at postmaster start, such as allocating shared memory, reserving
+ light-weight locks, or starting background workers. Those libraries
+ must be loaded at server start through this parameter. See the
+ documentation of each library for details.
+ </p><p>
+ Other libraries can also be preloaded. By preloading a shared library,
+ the library startup time is avoided when the library is first used.
+ However, the time to start each new server process might increase
+ slightly, even if that process never uses the library. So this
+ parameter is recommended only for libraries that will be used in most
+ sessions. Also, changing this parameter requires a server restart, so
+ this is not the right setting to use for short-term debugging tasks,
+ say. Use <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-client.html#GUC-SESSION-PRELOAD-LIBRARIES">session_preload_libraries</a> for that
+ instead.
+ </p><div class="note"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
+ On Windows hosts, preloading a library at server start will not reduce
+ the time required to start each new server process; each server process
+ will re-load all preload libraries. However, <code class="varname">shared_preload_libraries
+ </code> is still useful on Windows hosts for libraries that need to
+ perform operations at postmaster start time.
+ </p></div></dd><dt id="GUC-JIT-PROVIDER"><span class="term"><code class="varname">jit_provider</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.4.6.4.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ This variable is the name of the JIT provider library to be used
+ (see <a class="xref" href="jit-extensibility.html#JIT-PLUGGABLE" title="31.4.2. Pluggable JIT Providers">Section 31.4.2</a>).
+ The default is <code class="literal">llvmjit</code>.
+ This parameter can only be set at server start.
+ </p><p>
+ If set to a non-existent library, <acronym class="acronym">JIT</acronym> will not be
+ available, but no error will be raised. This allows JIT support to be
+ installed separately from the main
+ <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> package.
+ </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect2" id="RUNTIME-CONFIG-CLIENT-OTHER"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">19.11.4. Other Defaults</h3></div></div></div><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt id="GUC-DYNAMIC-LIBRARY-PATH"><span class="term"><code class="varname">dynamic_library_path</code> (<code class="type">string</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.5.2.1.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.5.2.1.1.4" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ If a dynamically loadable module needs to be opened and the
+ file name specified in the <code class="command">CREATE FUNCTION</code> or
+ <code class="command">LOAD</code> command
+ does not have a directory component (i.e., the
+ name does not contain a slash), the system will search this
+ path for the required file.
+ </p><p>
+ The value for <code class="varname">dynamic_library_path</code> must be a
+ list of absolute directory paths separated by colons (or semi-colons
+ on Windows). If a list element starts
+ with the special string <code class="literal">$libdir</code>, the
+ compiled-in <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> package
+ library directory is substituted for <code class="literal">$libdir</code>; this
+ is where the modules provided by the standard
+ <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> distribution are installed.
+ (Use <code class="literal">pg_config --pkglibdir</code> to find out the name of
+ this directory.) For example:
+</p><pre class="programlisting">
+dynamic_library_path = '/usr/local/lib/postgresql:/home/my_project/lib:$libdir'
+</pre><p>
+ or, in a Windows environment:
+</p><pre class="programlisting">
+dynamic_library_path = 'C:\tools\postgresql;H:\my_project\lib;$libdir'
+</pre><p>
+ </p><p>
+ The default value for this parameter is
+ <code class="literal">'$libdir'</code>. If the value is set to an empty
+ string, the automatic path search is turned off.
+ </p><p>
+ This parameter can be changed at run time by superusers, but a
+ setting done that way will only persist until the end of the
+ client connection, so this method should be reserved for
+ development purposes. The recommended way to set this parameter
+ is in the <code class="filename">postgresql.conf</code> configuration
+ file.
+ </p></dd><dt id="GUC-GIN-FUZZY-SEARCH-LIMIT"><span class="term"><code class="varname">gin_fuzzy_search_limit</code> (<code class="type">integer</code>)
+ <a id="id-1.6.6.14.5.2.2.1.3" class="indexterm"></a>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>
+ Soft upper limit of the size of the set returned by GIN index scans. For more
+ information see <a class="xref" href="gin-tips.html" title="66.5. GIN Tips and Tricks">Section 66.5</a>.
+ </p></dd></dl></div></div></div><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" class="navfooter"><hr></hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="runtime-config-autovacuum.html" title="19.10. Automatic Vacuuming">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="runtime-config.html" title="Chapter 19. Server Configuration">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="runtime-config-locks.html" title="19.12. Lock Management">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">19.10. Automatic Vacuuming </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 13.4 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 19.12. Lock Management</td></tr></table></div></body></html> \ No newline at end of file