From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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To: | PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: pg_ctl default shutdown mode |
Date: | 2001-02-10 01:01:05 |
Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.30.0102100159230.1286-100000@peter.localdomain |
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Since there were no comments, I'm going to make fast shutdown the default.
I wrote:
> Now that waiting for shutdown is the default, it seems that the default
> shutdown mode should also be one where there's a high chance of the
> shutdown actually happening. As it stands, if there are connected
> clients, pg_ctl will wait for 60 or so seconds before proclaiming that the
> postmaster won't shut down. This is not intuitive.
>
> The signal is still delivered, though, so the postmaster may silently shut
> down at any later time. This can cause confusion.
>
> While the "smart" shutdown is a cute feature, a *stop* script should
> really stop the thing by default and allow the unusual behaviour to be
> selected with an option.
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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://yi.org/peter-e/
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