salman wrote: > >> -Allow administrators to safely terminate individual sessions either > via an SQL function or SIGTERM << > > Can't you already do this with pg_cancel_backend() or kill <child pid>? Cancel backend only cancels the current query but later queries are still executed. Kill was never officially supported as a way to terminate a backend, but it will be in 8.4 and there is an SQL function to do it too. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +