Re: 7.2 pg_hba.conf load on SIGHUP?

> Hello,
>
> Question. In 7.2 the pg_hba.conf file will only be read on a
> SIGHUP (kill -HUP). What are the external factors to this?
> Will a HUP cause the child postgres processes to restart as well?

No, SIGHUP to postmaster.  It is caught and reloads config files,
similar to other Internet daemons.

> What if a transaction is occuring at the time of the HUP?

Again, no effect on children of postmaster.

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