On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, [Windows-1252] Együd Csaba wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> > Oh? pg_ctl -m f stop or pg_ctl -m i stop doesn't work?
> Aha, I'll try it.
>
> > Find the pid and kill -2 will work.
> To tell the truth I do not like to kill a database backend. It can lead many
> problems. I prefer indulgent methods instead, you know.
> It'll be the ultimate solution.
Only for your applications. Postgresql survives this kind of thing quite
well, with no data corruption, trust me, I've tested that part thourougly
lately.