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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion product_docs/docs/pem/10/managing_pem_agent/modifying_agent_configuration.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ On Linux systems, PEM configuration parameters are stored in the `agent.cfg` fil
| max_connections | The maximum number of probe connections used by the connection throttler. | 0 (an unlimited number) |
| connection_lifetime | Use ConnectionLifetime (or connection_lifetime) to specify the minimum number of seconds an open but idle connection is retained. This parameter is ignored if the value specified in MaxConnections is reached and a new connection to a different database is required to satisfy a waiting request. | By default, set to 0 (a connection is dropped when the connection is idle after the agent's processing loop). |
| allow_batch_probes | If set to TRUE, the user can create batch probes using the custom probes feature. | false |
| heartbeat_connection | When set to TRUE, a dedicated connection is used for sending the heartbeats. If set to TRUE, the `max_connections` parameter must be set to greater than 1. | false |
| heartbeat_connection | When set to TRUE, a dedicated connection is used for sending the heartbeats. If set to TRUE, the `max_connections` parameter must not be set to 1. | false |
| batch_script_dir | The path where script file (for alerting) is stored. | /tmp |
| connection_custom_setup | Used to provide SQL code to invoke when a new connection with a monitored server is made. | Not set by default. |
| ca_file | The path to a CA certificate to use instead of the platform default for verifying HTTPS server certificates. This will be used for webhook and PG Backup API endpoints, used for Barman monitoring, unless overridden by a more specific `*_ssl_ca_crt` setting (see below). | Not set by default. |
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