Re: Found this in the server log on MAC OSX - Mailing list pgsql-general

Sean Shanny <shannyconsulting@earthlink.net> writes:
> StopService()
> {
>         ConsoleMessage "Stopping PostgreSQL database services"
>         /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl stop -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
>         x=`/bin/ps axc | /usr/bin/grep postgres`
>         if /bin/test "$x"
>         then
>                 set $x
>                 kill -9 $x
>         fi
> }

Gack.  Whoever wrote this should be shot.  Take out everything after the
"pg_ctl stop" line.  You might want to add "-m immediate" to the pg_ctl
command as a less dangerous way of encouraging a fast shutdown...

            regards, tom lane