Message Wait (-Nmsgwait)
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Message Wait (-Nmsgwait)
| Operating system and syntax | UNIX Windows |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use with | Maximum value | Minimum value | Single-user default | Multi-user default |
| Database Server | 255 | 1 | – | 2 |
- n
- The number of seconds a server waits for a remote network message.
Use
Message Wait (-Nmsgwait) to indicate the number
of seconds a server waits for a remote network message before checking for
other events such as a database shutdown or forced disconnect of
a remote client.
To change this parameter while the database is running, use PROMON or the _DbParams VST.
You can use this parameter to support continuous operation of the database. For more information, see Change database parameters while the database is running.