On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Gauthier, Dave <dave.gauthier@intel.com> wrote:
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> How do I get the pids? Is there something specific I should look for in the
> executable name I can see in "ps"?
You can either use a combination of ps and grep:
ps ax|grep postgres|grep dbname
or use the pg_stat_activity table;
> Will I break any remote server processes which are handeling remote
> attaches if I do this?
Yes, they would lose their connection. It's a choice you don't have
anymore if you're renaming databases underneath them.