> The problem is that sometimes the rename fails because > there are active > users on the available DB... DBD::Pg::db do failed: ERROR: > database > "maindb" is being accessed by other users . > Because the reload takes > place in the wee hours, I feel it's OK to kill any > existing user > connections in order to prevent this if I have to. > You could change ph_hba whilst you rename the databases. I have a similar case here, where I restore a backup of our main servers onto a "restore" machine that can be used by the developers as a staging environment, but those developers can still be connected. What I do is have a pg_hba.deny.conf and before I reload the database I rename pg_hba.conf to bg_hba.normal.conf, and pg_hba.deny.conf to pg_hba.conf and restart the server, do my work then put them back and restart the server again. Not sure but you could perhaps even do this with a reload rather than a restart. Glyn Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
