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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Killing the backend to cancel a long waiting query
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Msg-id 1850.1063914850@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Killing the backend to cancel a long waiting query  ("Paulo Scardine" <paulos@cimed.ind.br>)
Responses Re: Killing the backend to cancel a long waiting query  (Kevin Brown <kevin@sysexperts.com>)
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"Paulo Scardine" <paulos@cimed.ind.br> writes:
>> I trust when you say "kill", you really mean "send SIGINT" ...

> I'm sending a SIGTERM. Would SIGINT be more appropriate?

Yes --- that would actually cancel the query, not cause the backend to
shut down.
        regards, tom lane

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