Bruce Momjian wrote: > Howard Cole wrote: > > > > >>>> Which you can do, no? I thought pg_ctl's kill option was invented > > >>>> specifically to make this less painful on Windows. > > > I shall look into the pg_ctl options to see if the kill option does > > > what taskill cannot (thanks for the heads up on that) > > > > > Using > > $ pg_ctl kill TERM [pid] > > worked great. Since very few people seem to know about this, could I > > suggest making it more prominent in the server administration pages. > > Agreed. I have added the second sentence to our 8.3 beta docs: > > Alternatively, you can send the signal directly using <command>kill</> > (or <command>pg_ctl kill TERM [process id]</> on <productname>Windows</>). > > You can actually use pg_ctl kill on Unix too but it seems awkward to > suggest it in the existing sentence. Huh, why is it awkward? Alternatively, you can send the signal directly using <command>kill</> (or <command>pg_ctl kill TERM [process id]</>). -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq