Document that statement_timeout is not recommended in postgresql.conf

because it affects all sessions, including autovacuum.

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 77c823d46942f2095051d9a0a01ebb26a599eafc..93206ba51b67b691d5f79a6f9c1338cef1286c47 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -3877,6 +3877,12 @@ COPY postgres_log FROM '/full/path/to/logfile.csv' WITH csv;
         logged.  A value of zero (the default) turns off the 
         limitation.
        </para>
+
+       <para>
+        Setting <varname>statement_timeout</> in
+        <filename>postgresql.conf</> is not recommended because it
+        affects all sessions, including autovacuum.
+       </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>