> > Though for the Windows case only, we could easily enough make it > > possible to run pg_ctl kill remotely, since we use a named pipe. > Does > > this seem like a good or bad idea? > > Seems like we'd be opening a can of security worms :-(
Not really, standard windows ACL already applies to everything, so you need to be an admin on the machine to make it work. Anyhoo, I don't really see the gain in it, which also seems to be what others think, so let's just drop that idea. //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq