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PG_AUTOCTL SET NODE CANDIDATE-PRIORITY(1) pg_auto_failover PG_AUTOCTL SET NODE CANDIDATE-PRIORITY(1)

pg_autoctl set node candidate-priority - pg_autoctl set node candidate-priority

pg_autoctl set candidate-priority - set candidate-priority property from the monitor

This command sets the pg_autoctl candidate priority for a given node:

usage: pg_autoctl set node candidate-priority  [ --pgdata ] [ --json ] [ --formation ] [ --name ] <priority: 0..100>
--pgdata      path to data directory
--formation   pg_auto_failover formation
--name        pg_auto_failover node name
--json        output data in the JSON format


See also pg_autoctl show settings for the full list of replication settings.

Location of the Postgres node being managed locally. Defaults to the environment variable PGDATA. Use --monitor to connect to a monitor from anywhere, rather than the monitor URI used by a local Postgres node managed with pg_autoctl.
Output JSON formatted data.
Show replication settings for given formation. Defaults to default.
Show replication settings for given node, selected by name.

PGDATA

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


PG_AUTOCTL_MONITOR

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


XDG_CONFIG_HOME

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


XDG_DATA_HOME

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 set node candidate-priority --name node1 65
12:47:59 92326 INFO  Waiting for the settings to have been applied to the monitor and primary node
12:47:59 92326 INFO  New state is reported by node 1 "node1" (localhost:5501): "apply_settings"
12:47:59 92326 INFO  Setting goal state of node 1 "node1" (localhost:5501) to primary after it applied replication properties change.
12:47:59 92326 INFO  New state is reported by node 1 "node1" (localhost:5501): "primary"
65
$ pg_autoctl set node candidate-priority --name node1 50 --json
12:48:05 92450 INFO  Waiting for the settings to have been applied to the monitor and primary node
12:48:05 92450 INFO  New state is reported by node 1 "node1" (localhost:5501): "apply_settings"
12:48:05 92450 INFO  Setting goal state of node 1 "node1" (localhost:5501) to primary after it applied replication properties change.
12:48:05 92450 INFO  New state is reported by node 1 "node1" (localhost:5501): "primary"
{


    "candidate-priority": 50
}


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