Re: How to stop a query

As Scott mentioned, kil=
l -9 on a Postgres process is not a wise idea on a Postgres process.=
If you query is coming from an=
other application, then terminating that application with a kill -9 *may* w=
ork, but is, as scott says, a last resort<font size=3D"2" fa=
ce=3D"sans-serif">I tend to use kill -TERM (15) to disconnect the client, w=
hich gives the log message " terminating connection due to administrat=
or command"kill -INT (=
2) gives the "cancelling statement due to user request" and does =
not disconnect the client.<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-seri=
f">So it depends on what you want to do.<font size=3D"2" fac=
e=3D"sans-serif">If i have a runaway query (not so common on 9.1 now), Then=
 i'll try the above, and if they don't work, then i'll try an /etc/init.d/p=
ostgresql stop or a pg_ctl stop -m f. then restart the server.<b=
r>Only if that does not work will i co=
nsider killing using a -9.<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-seri=
f">Cheerspgsql-general-owner@postgresql=
.org wrote on 19/07/2012 17:25:57:> From: younus <younus.essa=
hli@gmail.com>> To: pgsql-genera=
l@postgresql.org, > Date: 19/07/201=
2 20:30> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] How=
 to stop a query> Sent by: pgsql-ge=
neral-owner@postgresql.org> >=
; Hi, > > Yes, I'm sure, it's work.> > if you e=
xecute query by another program (program java), you must use the> fi=
rst solution [ps -ef | grep postgres and  kill -9 (PID of your query)]=
.> > if you use pgsql terminal and you're connecting with pos=
tgres you can use > select procpid, datname, usename, client_addr, &=
nbsp;current_query from> pg_stat_activity where current_query!=3D'&l=
t;IDLE>';> SELECT pg_cancel_backend (procpid);> > <=
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