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 Title: pgpool
 Author: The Pgpool Global Development Group
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 Date: 2021
 Manual: pgpool-II 3.7.22 Documentation
 Source: pgpool-II 3.7.22
 Language: English

 "PGPOOL" "8" "2021" "pgpool-II 3.7.22" "pgpool-II 3.7.22 Documentation"
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 "NAME"
pgpool - Pgpool-II main server

 "SYNOPSIS"
 \w'pgpool 'u
pgpool [option...]

 \w'pgpool 'u
pgpool [option...] stop

 \w'pgpool 'u
pgpool [option...] reload

 "DESCRIPTION"

the
Pgpool-II
main server

 "USAGES"

pgpool
runs in 3 modes: start, stop and reload. If none of stop or reload is given, it is assumed that "start" is specified.

 "COMMON OPTIONS"

These are common options for 3 modes.


-a hba_config_file


--hba-file=hba_config_file


Set the path to the
pool_hba.conf
configuration file. Mandatory if the file is placed other than the standard location.




-f config_file


--config-file=config_file


Set the path to the
pgpool.conf
configuration file. Mandatory if the file is placed other than the standard location.




-F pc_config_file


--pcp-file=pcp_config_file


Set the path to the
pcp.conf
configuration file. Mandatory if the file is placed other than the standard location.




-h


--help


Print help.



 "STARTING PGPOOL-II MAIN SERVER"

Here are options for the start mode.


-d


--debug


Run
Pgpool-II
in debug mode. Lots of debug messages are produced.




-n


--dont-detach


Don\*(Aqt run in daemon mode, does not detach control ttys.




-x


--debug-assertions


Turns on various assertion checks, This is a debugging aid.




-C


--clear-oidmaps


Clear query cache oidmaps when
memqcache_method
is
memcached.
If memqcache_method is
shmem,
Pgpool-II
always discards oidmaps at the start-up time. So this option is not necessary.




-D


--discard-status


Discard
pgpool_status
file and do not restore previous status.



 "STOPPING PGPOOL-II MAIN SERVER"

Here are options for the stop mode.


-m shutdown_mode


--mode=shutdown_mode


Stop
Pgpool-II.
shutdown_mode
is either
smart,
fast
or
immediate. If
smart
is specified,
Pgpool-II
will wait for all clients are disconnected. If
fast
or
immediate
are specified,
Pgpool-II
immediately stops itself without waiting for all clients are disconnected. There\*(Aqs no difference between
fast
and
immediate
in the current implementation.



 "RELOADING PGPOOL-II CONFIGURATION FILES"

Reload configuration file of
Pgpool-II. No specific options exist for reload mode. Common options are applicable.