On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Gauthier, Dave <dave.gauthier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > PG V9.0.1 on Linux > > > > I want to temporarily prevent users from connecting to a DB, let the > existing connections finish, <do some work>, re-enable connections. > > What's the best way to do that? Edit pg_hba.conf to reject all connections and reload. current connections will stay connected, new ones will be refused. use pg_stat_activity to monitor connections til they're all gone / idle. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general