snacktime <snacktime@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > What's a safe way to kill a specific connection to the database? I'm > testing some code that reconnects if a connection has timed out or > gone bad and I need to simulate a connection that has gone away. Disconnecting a network cable might be the easiest test. Anything involving a process kill is not a realistic test, because the kernel will report connection closure to the other end, which is a luxury you don't get in the real-world cases where this is an issue. regards, tom lane