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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
index edb98b784b..b4bd2d5739 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml,v 1.43 2004/10/29 03:17:22 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml,v 1.44 2005/07/31 17:19:17 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ CREATE DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
[ [ WITH ] [ OWNER [=] <replaceable class="parameter">dbowner</replaceable> ]
[ TEMPLATE [=] <replaceable class="parameter">template</replaceable> ]
[ ENCODING [=] <replaceable class="parameter">encoding</replaceable> ]
- [ TABLESPACE [=] <replaceable class="parameter">tablespace</replaceable> ] ]
+ [ TABLESPACE [=] <replaceable class="parameter">tablespace</replaceable> ]
+ [ CONNECTION LIMIT [=] <replaceable class="parameter">connlimit</replaceable> ] ]
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -123,6 +124,16 @@ CREATE DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">connlimit</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ How many concurrent connections can be made
+ to this database. -1 (the default) means no limit.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
@@ -161,6 +172,13 @@ CREATE DATABASE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
We recommend that databases used as templates be treated as read-only.
See <xref linkend="manage-ag-templatedbs"> for more information.
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <literal>CONNECTION LIMIT</> option is only enforced approximately;
+ if two new sessions start at about the same time when just one
+ connection <quote>slot</> remains for the database, it is possible that
+ both will fail. Also, the limit is not enforced against superusers.
+ </para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>