From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 17:31:57 +0000 (-0300)
Subject: Document units for max_slot_wal_keep_size
X-Git-Tag: REL_14_2~106
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2187a229410f12168d48eb41fce22ba348b2b757;p=thirdparty%2Fpostgresql.git

Document units for max_slot_wal_keep_size

The doc blurb failed to mention units, as well as lacking the point
about changeability.

Backpatch to 13.

Reviewed-by: Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt@gmail.com>
Reported by: b1000101@pm.me
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/163760291192.26193.10801700492025355788@wrigleys.postgresql.org
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index b5d06b49e29..c4290b7c821 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -4171,6 +4171,9 @@ restore_command = 'copy "C:\\server\\archivedir\\%f" "%p"'  # Windows
         to continue replication due to removal of required WAL files. You
         can see the WAL availability of replication slots
         in <link linkend="view-pg-replication-slots">pg_replication_slots</link>.
+        If this value is specified without units, it is taken as megabytes.
+        This parameter can only be set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</filename>
+        file or on the server command line.
        </para>
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>