> From: Scott Marlowe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Kill -9 is the "shoot it in the head" signal. It is not >> generated by postgresql in normal operation. It can be >> generated by "pg_ctl -m immediate stop" . At least I think >> that's what signal it sends.
Just for the archives: Postgres never generates kill -9 at all. (Immediate stop uses SIGQUIT, instead.) When you see that in the log, you can be sure it was a manual action or the OOM killer. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin