=?UTF-8?Q?Nagy_L=c3=a1szl=c3=b3_Zsolt?= <gandalf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I could stop it with: > pg_ctl stop -i i > but before that: > May 30 07:21:00 appserver postgres[65202]: [5-1] FATAL: the database > system is shutting down > May 30 07:21:00 appserver postgres[65203]: [5-1] FATAL: the database > system is shutting down > May 30 07:21:00 appserver postgres[65206]: [5-1] FATAL: the database > system is shutting down > It happened in the weekend, and the server log does not contain anything > except these "FATAL: shutting down" messages, so I'm not able to tell > when is started. Any idea what could possible cause this error? Well, the default-until-recently "smart" shutdown mode would wait for all existing sessions to finish, while not letting any new ones in. That sure looks like what you have here. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
