Apply security patches and updates to the underlying operating system of the PostgreSQL Managed Database. This function runs during regular maintenance windows, which you can configure with the Update a managed PostgreSQL database operation.

• The database's status needs to be active.

• If your database cluster is configured with a single node, downtime occurs during maintenance updates. Consider upgrading to a high availability plan to avoid any maintenance downtime.

• Major upgrades are optional until the service reaches end of service, and can be done in place.

• A successful request triggers a database_upgrade event.

Permissions and scopes

To call this operation, you need the following:

• Identity and access permissions. Your user needs these roles assigned. Learn more.

  • Roles: database_admin

• OAuth scopes. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.

  • Scopes: databases:read_write

CLI

linode-cli databases postgresql-patch 123

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