> Is there a PostgreSQL equivalent for the MySQL program mysqladmin? My
> system load jumped and using top I saw that it was due to postmaster. With
> mysqladmin I can show the mysql processlist and see the list of connections
> and who is doing what. I've looked through the indexes for all the
> documentation at http://www.postgresql.org/devel-corner/docs/ (and I've read
> most of them) but I don't see an equivalent function.
>
> What is the best way to do mundane things like list active users and their
> state, list stats about the server (mysqladmin will list uptime, number of
> queries issued, queries per second etc), kill a user, etc? Can psql do
> this or do I need a seperate client?
Sure, try my new pgmonitor tool:
http://greatbridge.org/project/pgmonitor/projdisplay.php
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