Thread: SOCKET Conection on Windwos 2003 vs PostgreSQL 8.0.1

SOCKET Conection on Windwos 2003 vs PostgreSQL 8.0.1

From
"Julio Cesar"
Date:
 Hi,
 
 I´m Julio and a have a situation running W2003 and DBExpress.
 
 I connect to the W2003 with socket (:5432) and, when i save the package on my table, a new postgres.exe process start. Ok, no problems until here. I disconnect from the W2003 and the new proccess just die....
 
 The problem occurs when the cable connection fault between the two PC´s after the connection started. The new process that have been created on the W2003 (my server) dont die. Just stay there. I have to reboot the PostgreSQL 8.0.1 to clear the process.
 
 Maybe i´m doing something wrong, but with UNIX Server´s i dont have this situation.
 
 If anyone have a idea, please return ... I use PostgreSQL for the last 4 year´s and i have to admit that is simply the best choice. Work´s fine and is very, very stable! ! ! 
 
 
 Regard´s,
 
Julio Cesar Ledo Amaral Filho 
 
 

Re: SOCKET Conection on Windwos 2003 vs PostgreSQL 8.0.1

From
"Magnus Hagander"
Date:
>  Hi,
>
>  I´m Julio and a have a situation running W2003 and DBExpress.
>
>  I connect to the W2003 with socket (:5432) and, when i save
> the package on my table, a new postgres.exe process start.
> Ok, no problems until here. I disconnect from the W2003 and
> the new proccess just die....
>
>  The problem occurs when the cable connection fault between
> the two PC´s after the connection started. The new process
> that have been created on the W2003 (my server) dont die.
> Just stay there. I have to reboot the PostgreSQL 8.0.1 to
> clear the process.

The process should die once the TCP timeout has expired. This is IIRC 2 hours by default, it could be 4. You can chance
this,but only on a per-server basis. 

This happens when the connectino just goes away and there is no packet telling the server it's closing. There is no way
forpostgres to know the client went away. 

//Magnus