Re: canceling query

Merlin Moncure wrote:
> Is it normal for a long query to keep running after I close the psql
> session that initiated it?  I made a select * from a,b which naturally
> takes a long time, but the only way to stop it was to bring down the
> postmaster.

The backend should exit automatically when the user exits psql.  How did
you exit psql?  If you just closed the window, I think the query will
keep going even on Unix.

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