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rs.freeze(seconds)
Makes the current replica set member ineligible to become primary for the period specified.
Important
mongo Shell Method
This page documents a
mongo
method. This is not the documentation for database commands or language-specific drivers, such as Node.js. To use the database command, see thereplSetFreeze
command.For MongoDB API drivers, refer to the language-specific MongoDB driver documentation.
The
rs.freeze()
method has the following parameter:ParameterTypeDescriptionseconds
numberThe duration the member is ineligible to become primary.