Re: Re: RE: [COMMITTERS] pgsql/src/backend/access/transam ( xact.c xlog.c)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Kevin Brown <kevin(at)sysexperts(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: RE: [COMMITTERS] pgsql/src/backend/access/transam ( xact.c xlog.c)
Date: 2000-11-24 01:32:55
Message-ID: 8105.975029575@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Kevin Brown <kevin(at)sysexperts(dot)com> writes:
> The reason is that as a DBA, I want to
> be able to kill off backend processes (with SIGKILL if necessary)
> without hanging the rest of the PostgreSQL system.

That has never been safe (or even possible, given how the postmaster
will respond).

regards, tom lane

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