Aha.. excellent, thanks Tom!
Sorry, I shall try to RTFM in the future.
--- Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Glyn Astill <glynastill@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > I've setup a warm standby reading WAL files, however when I try
> to
> > shut it down I get the message "server does not shut down".
>
> > postgres@way5c:/mnt/archive$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl stop -D
> > /data/postgres/ -m smart
> > waiting for server to shut
> >
> down...............................................................
> > failed
> > pg_ctl: server does not shut down
>
> Well, yeah, because you told it "-m smart" which is defined as
> "don't
> exit until all work is done". "-m fast" should work though, at
> least
> in 8.2.x --- if you are using something older, try "-m immediate".
>
> regards, tom lane
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