pgagent(1) User Commands pgagent(1)NAME
pgAgent - a job scheduler for PostgreSQL
SYNOPSISpgagent [ option... ] [ connection ]
DESCRIPTION
pgAgent is a job scheduling agent for PostgreSQL, capable of running
multi-step batch/shell and SQL tasks on complex schedules. Jobs may be
easily created using pgAdmin III.
Full documentation of pgAgent is available in pgAdmin III's online
help. Launch pgAdmin III (simply type "pgadmin3" at command prompt) and
select "Help..." from the "Help" menu. Browse through the pgAdmin III
documentation until you find "pgAgent". Both database setup and system
part of the installation are detailed. You will also find instructions
to create jobs and schedules.
However, some of the features can be accessed through command line.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
connection
Connection string specifies the server to which the connection
has to be established
-f
--foreground
Run in the foreground (do not detach from the terminal)
-t seconds
--polltime=seconds
Poll time interval in seconds (default 10)
-r seconds
--retryperiod=seconds
Retry period after connection abort in seconds (>=10, default
30)
-s file
--logfile=file
Log file (messages are logged to STDOUT if not specified)
-l value
--logverbosity=value
logging verbosity (ERROR=0, WARNING=1, DEBUG=2, default 0)
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│Availability │ SUNWpgadmin3 │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │ Committed │
└────────────────────┴─────────────────┘
NOTES
You may find useful informations in the help menu of pgadmin3. You may
also find Solaris specific PostgreSQL informations in "postgres_82" man
page. Source for pgAdmin3 is available in the SUNWpgadmin3S package.
SEE ALSOpgadmin3(1)REFERENCES
http://www.pgadmin.org
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