On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Having said that, a kill -9 on an individual backend (*not* the > postmaster) should be safe enough, if you don't mind the fact that > it'll kill all your other sessions too. > Got it, thanks. Why will it kill all your other sessions too? Isn't there a separate backend process for each session? Best, -at -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general