As Zdenek mentioned, in Solaris 10 postgresql is run as a service, so any attempts at stopping it manually will be detected and it will automatically be started again. The syntax was a bit off though (because the service may not necessarily be called postgresql:version_82, and you need svcadm instead of svcs for starting or stopping). Try the following: svcs -a | grep postgres (this command should show it is online, note the name, probably something like svc:/application/database/postgresql:postgres) then, as root do the following: svcadm disable postgresql (then do an svcs -a | grep postgres again to verify it's disabled) That will stop it. To restart: svcadm enable postgresql also as root. any svcadm commands require root. hope that helps -Jovan On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@xxxxxxx> wrote: > LARC/J.L.Shipman/jshipman napsal(a): > > > Hello, > > I am running postgresql 8.2.5 on Solaris 10. When I try to shut > > down postgres using > > > > pg_ctrl -D datafile stop > > > > it does not shutdown. Does anyone know why this is, or what files > > pg_ctrl access to determine > > the shutdown process. We have tried deleting a pgsql semaphore file > > located in tmp. This did not help. Any help is appreciated. > > Solaris uses SMF for starting and stopping postgreSQL. If postgres was started > by SMF then it tries to restart when it fails (or stopeed another way). > > try > > svcs postgresql > > it shows you status. > > svcs disable postgresql:version_82 > > stop postgresql. > > See man postgres_82 for detail. > > Zdenek > > > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
