> > Just curious. I
> > just think that waiting by default and smart shutdown don't really mix
> > well.
> >
>
> Current behavior prevents manual shutdown from cancelling
> running sessions carelessly.
> OTOH it's the dba's responsibilty to write appropriate shutdown
> scripts and it's not good to rely on default in writing them in the
> first place.
Yes, but too many people do stupid things. If they are smart enough to
write a script, they are smart enough to use a flag to make it do what
they want it to do.
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