Re: Query kill - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Query kill
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Msg-id 200207120501.g6C51Vo14062@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Query kill  (Rudi Starcevic <rudi@oasis.net.au>)
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Rudi Starcevic wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> If I write a query that is inefficient or in an eternal loop how
> do I stop it without restarting the postmaster ?
> 
> I can see many postmaster processed appearing in the output of the 'ps' 
> command.
> Do I need to stop/kill them all or can I stop just the query I want ?

Just send a SIGINT to the process. That simulates a ^C, which works too
from the client like psql.

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