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On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:38:50 -0500
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes:
> > In one fell swoop I could crash *any* postgresql database running
> > 8.2.6 or below (I haven't tested this on 8.3).
>
> Uh, I seem to have missed where the crash was in this example?
I wasn't willing to dump my machine. However I could:
A. Exhaust all resources
B. Fill up my hard drive
C. Render the application unusable for other users
D. Lock out DDL operations by beginning a transaction
E. Cause xid wrap around by leaving an open transaction idle and thus
force a shutdown of postgresql
Although you are correct, I should not use the term crash. The above
would not "crash" PostgreSQL, (although Linux might kill it). It does
however have the ability to wreak havoc on the environment.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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