# PetscDefaults

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:Full name: `pylith.utils.PetscDefaults`
:Journal name: `petscdefaults`

Flags controlling use of default PETSc settings.
No user-specified settings will be overwritten.

## Pyre Properties

* `adaptive_time_stepping`=\<bool\>: Use adaptive time stepping.
  - **default value**: False
  - **current value**: False, from {default}
* `collective_io`=\<bool\>: Use default PETSc collective I/O options.
  - **default value**: True
  - **current value**: True, from {default}
* `impulse_ts`=\<bool\>: Use custom PETSc TS for impulses.
  - **default value**: False
  - **current value**: False, from {default}
* `initial_guess`=\<bool\>: Use initial guess options.
  - **default value**: True
  - **current value**: True, from {default}
* `monitors`=\<bool\>: Use default solver monitors.
  - **default value**: True
  - **current value**: True, from {default}
* `parallel`=\<bool\>: Use solver settings normally used when running in parallel.
  - **default value**: False
  - **current value**: False, from {default}
* `solver`=\<bool\>: Use default solver settings based on governing equations.
  - **default value**: True
  - **current value**: True, from {default}
* `testing`=\<bool\>: Use default PETSc testing options.
  - **default value**: False
  - **current value**: False, from {default}

## Example

Example of setting `PetscDefaults` Pyre properties and facilities in a parameter file.

:::{code-block} cfg
[pylithapp.problem.petsc_defaults]
solver = True
parallel = False
monitors = True
initial_guess = True
adaptive_time_stepping = False
collective_io = True
testing = False
:::