=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Christian_Schr=F6der?= <cs@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I don't want to "kill -9" the processes because the last time > I did this the database was in recovery mode for a substantial amount of > time. A useful tip on that: if you perform a manual CHECKPOINT just before issuing the kills, recovery time should be minimal. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend