Re: Postgres 8.4 on OpenIndiana would not shutdown

Boris Epstein <borepstein@gmail.com> writes:
> The Postgres 8.4 would simply not shutdown for me. Don't know why:

> Here's a snippet of /var/postgres/8.4/data_64/server.log seemingly
> corresponding to these shutdown attempts:

> LOG:  database system was shut down at 2012-10-25 13:49:14 EDT
> LOG:  database system is ready to accept connections
> LOG:  autovacuum launcher started
> LOG:  received smart shutdown request
> LOG:  autovacuum launcher shutting down
> LOG:  shutting down
> LOG:  database system is shut down
> LOG:  database system was shut down at 2012-10-26 12:14:21 EDT
> LOG:  autovacuum launcher started
> LOG:  database system is ready to accept connections
> LOG:  received smart shutdown request
> LOG:  autovacuum launcher shutting down
> LOG:  shutting down
> LOG:  database system is shut down
> LOG:  database system was shut down at 2012-10-26 12:22:00 EDT
> LOG:  database system is ready to accept connections
> LOG:  autovacuum launcher started

Looks to me like it *is* shutting down, and then something is starting
it right back up again.  Don't know how you have it installed, but if
it's running as an auto-started service you may need to be using some
higher-level command to stop the service.

                        regards, tom lane