Hi, What is the graceful way to stop(kill) postmaster? I didn't use pg_ctl to start so I won't use pg_ctl stop the postmaster. I used '/usr/bin/postmaster -D /var/lib/pgsql/data -i&'. I was told not to use 'kill -9'. Mary ------------------------------------------------ Mary Y Wang -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general