Thanks for jogging my memory! Works like a charm.
Naomi
select * from pg_stat_activity where datname = <the_db_about_to_be_dropped>;
If that doesn't work because you've got stats collection turned off,
"ps" will help too:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/monitoring.html
On Solaris, note the Tip at the bottom (not sure if it applies to recent
Solaris versions but a few years ago it was critical).
regards, tom lane
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