usage: pg_autoctl get formation settings  [ --pgdata ] [ --json ] [ --formation ]
--pgdata      path to data directory
--json        output data in the JSON format
--formation   pg_auto_failover formation

Postgres directory location. Can be used instead of the --pgdata option.

Postgres URI to connect to the monitor node, can be used instead of the --monitor option.

The pg_autoctl command stores its configuration files in the standard place XDG_CONFIG_HOME. See the XDG Base Directory Specification.

The pg_autoctl command stores its internal states files in the standard place XDG_DATA_HOME, which defaults to ~/.local/share. See the XDG Base Directory Specification.

$ pg_autoctl get formation settings


  Context |    Name |                   Setting | Value
----------+---------+---------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------
formation | default |      number_sync_standbys | 1


  primary |   node1 | synchronous_standby_names | 'ANY 1 (pgautofailover_standby_2, pgautofailover_standby_3)'


     node |   node1 |        candidate priority | 50


     node |   node2 |        candidate priority | 50


     node |   node3 |        candidate priority | 50


     node |   node1 |        replication quorum | true


     node |   node2 |        replication quorum | true


     node |   node3 |        replication quorum | true
$ pg_autoctl get formation settings --json
{


    "nodes": [


        {


            "value": "true",


            "context": "node",


            "node_id": 1,


            "setting": "replication quorum",


            "group_id": 0,


            "nodename": "node1"


        },


        {


            "value": "true",


            "context": "node",


            "node_id": 2,


            "setting": "replication quorum",


            "group_id": 0,


            "nodename": "node2"


        },


        {


            "value": "true",


            "context": "node",


            "node_id": 3,


            "setting": "replication quorum",


            "group_id": 0,


            "nodename": "node3"


        },


        {


            "value": "50",


            "context": "node",


            "node_id": 1,


            "setting": "candidate priority",


            "group_id": 0,


            "nodename": "node1"


        },


        {


            "value": "50",


            "context": "node",


            "node_id": 2,


            "setting": "candidate priority",


            "group_id": 0,


            "nodename": "node2"


        },


        {


            "value": "50",


            "context": "node",


            "node_id": 3,


            "setting": "candidate priority",


            "group_id": 0,


            "nodename": "node3"


        }


    ],


    "primary": [


        {


            "value": "'ANY 1 (pgautofailover_standby_2, pgautofailover_standby_3)'",


            "context": "primary",


            "node_id": 1,


            "setting": "synchronous_standby_names",


            "group_id": 0,


            "nodename": "node1"


        }


    ],


    "formation": {


        "value": "1",


        "context": "formation",


        "node_id": null,


        "setting": "number_sync_standbys",


        "group_id": null,


        "nodename": "default"


    }
}