Document that statement_timeout is not recommended in postgresql.conf

because it affects all sessions, including autovacuum.

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 0227c4461bb6b5efbd4041a2a69629ea6a1aeca1..2619776931a40c59928c2cebb08f31cbef95dbdb 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.164.2.1 2008/03/05 17:00:40 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.164.2.2 2008/03/11 15:39:33 momjian Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter Id="runtime-config">
   <title>Server Configuration</title>
@@ -3877,6 +3877,12 @@ COPY postgres_log FROM '/full/path/to/logfile.csv' WITH csv;
         logged.  A value of zero (the default) turns off the 
         limitation.
        </para>
+
+       <para>
+        Setting <varname>statement_timeout</> in
+        <filename>postgresql.conf</> is not recommended because it
+        affects all sessions, including autovacuum.
+       </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>