David Mitchell <david.mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > What is the best way to quickly and reliably stop postgres? We've found > that pg_ctl doesn't work for us very well, frequently failing to > actually stop the postmaster (it times out and reports that it has > failed to stop). This is the same even if we use -m immediate. pg_ctl always works for me (and I use it several times a day ;-)). What PG version are you using, on what platform? Is it possible you've got permissions problems? regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
