process directly. Some parameters can only be set at server start;
any changes to their entries in the configuration file will be ignored
until the server is restarted.
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also propagates this signal to all currently running server
processes so that existing sessions also get the new
value. Alternatively, you can send the signal to a single server
- process directly.
+ process directly. Some parameters can only be set at server start;
+ any changes to their entries in the configuration file will be ignored
+ until the server is restarted.
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