On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:09 PM, tamanna madaan <tamanna.madan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Sometimes this query gets stuck for unknown reason . So, for this particular > query I want to set a timeout > . I dont want to change "statement_timeout" in postgresql.conf as this would > affect all the connections/queries. > I just want to set timeout for above mentioned query . How can I do that ?? You can set a timeout only valid for the session using SET: => set statement_timeout to 1000; SET => select pg_sleep(2); ERROR: canceling statement due to statement timeout -- Daniele -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general