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rs.freeze(seconds)
Makes the current replica set member ineligible to become primary for the period specified.
The
rs.freeze()
method has the following parameter:ParameterTypeDescriptionseconds
numberThe duration the member is ineligible to become primary.rs.freeze()
provides a wrapper around the database commandreplSetFreeze
.