On 10/15/07, Jessica Richard <rjessil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks a lot! > > "select pg_cancel_backend(procpid) " can end the current query for that > user, but then this connection becomes IDLE, still connected. > > Is there a command for me to totally disconnect a user by procpid? Some > times, I need to kick out a particular Postgres user completely. There used to be a pg_terminate_backend, but it was #ifdef'd out due to corruption concerns. Basically, all it did was: kill -TERM pid I'm not sure whether anyone has completed the research required to know if anything remains corrupted, but it is used occasionally. Best to do pg_cancel_backend and then kill -TERM. -- Jonah H. Harris, Sr. Software Architect | phone: 732.331.1324 EnterpriseDB Corporation | fax: 732.331.1301 499 Thornall Street, 2nd Floor | jonah.harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Edison, NJ 08837 | http://www.enterprisedb.com/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
