---
name: "pg_autoctl reload"
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 reload"
---

# pg\_autoctl reload(1)

pg\_autoctl reload pg\_autoctl reload - signal the pg\_autoctl for it to reload its configuration

## NAME

pg\_autoctl reload - pg\_autoctl reload

pg\_autoctl reload - signal the pg\_autoctl for it to reload its configuration

## SYNOPSIS

This commands signals a running **pg\_autoctl** process to reload its configuration from disk, and also signal the managed Postgres service to reload its configuration.

```
usage: pg_autoctl reload  [ --pgdata ] [ --json ]
--pgdata      path to data directory
```

## DESCRIPTION

The **pg\_autoctl reload** commands finds the PID of the running service for the given **--pgdata**, and if the process is still running, sends a **SIGHUP** signal to the process.

## 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**.

## AUTHOR

Microsoft

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.