---
name: "ocf_heartbeat_pgagent"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "resource-agents"
version: "1:4.16.0-3+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ocf_heartbeat_pgagent"
---

# ocf\_heartbeat\_pgagent(7)

Controls pgagent

## NAME

ocf\_heartbeat\_pgagent - Controls pgagent

## SYNOPSIS

**pgagent** \[start \| stop \| monitor \| meta-data \| validate-all\]

## DESCRIPTION

This is a pgagent Resource Agent.

## SUPPORTED PARAMETERS

**connection\_string**

Connection string for pgagent.

(optional, string, default "user=postgres host=/var/run/postgresql")

**user**

User to run pgagent as.

(optional, string, default "postgres")

**options**

Options for pgagent.

(optional, string, default "-r 1 -t 1")

## SUPPORTED ACTIONS

This resource agent supports the following actions (operations):

**start**

Starts the resource. Suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

**stop**

Stops the resource. Suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

**monitor**

Performs a detailed status check. Suggested minimum timeout: 20s. Suggested interval: 10s.

**meta-data**

Retrieves resource agent metadata (internal use only). Suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

**validate-all**

Performs a validation of the resource configuration. Suggested minimum timeout: 5s.

## EXAMPLE CRM SHELL

The following is an example configuration for a pgagent resource using the [**crm**(8)](/crm/8.md) shell:

```
primitive p_pgagent ocf:heartbeat:pgagent \
  op monitor timeout="20s" interval="10s" depth="0"
```

## EXAMPLE PCS

The following is an example configuration for a pgagent resource using [**pcs**(8)](/pcs/8.md)

```
pcs resource create p_pgagent ocf:heartbeat:pgagent \
  op monitor timeout="20s" interval="10s" OCF_CHECK_LEVEL="0"
```

## SEE ALSO

**http://clusterlabs.org/**

## AUTHOR

**ClusterLabs contributors (see the resource agent source for information about individual authors)**