<sect1>
 <title>adminpack</title>
 <para>
  adminpack is a PostgreSQL standard module that implements a number of
  support functions which pgAdmin and other administration and management tools
  can use to provide additional functionality if installed on a server.
 </para>

 <sect2>
  <title>Functions implemented</title>
  <para>
   Functions implemented by adminpack can only be run by a superuser. Here's a 
   list of these functions:
  </para>
  <para>
   <programlisting>
    int8 pg_catalog.pg_file_write(fname text, data text, append bool)
    bool pg_catalog.pg_file_rename(oldname text, newname text, archivname text)
    bool pg_catalog.pg_file_rename(oldname text, newname text)
    bool pg_catalog.pg_file_unlink(fname text)
    setof record pg_catalog.pg_logdir_ls()

    /* Renaming of existing backend functions for pgAdmin compatibility */
    int8 pg_catalog.pg_file_read(fname text, data text, append bool)
    bigint pg_catalog.pg_file_length(text)
    int4 pg_catalog.pg_logfile_rotate()
   </programlisting>
  </para>
 </sect2>

</sect1>

