---
name: "pg_autoctl drop monitor"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pg-auto-failover-cli"
version: "2.2-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pg_autoctl drop monitor"
---

# pg\_autoctl drop monitor(1)

pg\_autoctl drop monitor pg\_autoctl drop monitor - Drop the pg\_auto\_failover monitor

## NAME

pg\_autoctl drop monitor - pg\_autoctl drop monitor

pg\_autoctl drop monitor - Drop the pg\_auto\_failover monitor

## SYNOPSIS

This command allows to review all the replication settings of a given formation (defaults to *'default'* as usual):

```
usage: pg_autoctl drop monitor [ --pgdata --destroy ]
--pgdata      path to data directory
--destroy     also destroy Postgres database
```

## OPTIONS

- **--pgdata**

  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**.

- **--destroy**

  By default the **pg\_autoctl drop monitor** commands does not remove the Postgres database for the monitor. When using **--destroy**, the Postgres installation is also deleted.

## ENVIRONMENT

PGDATA

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

## AUTHOR

Microsoft

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.