Hi I'm using PostgreSQL 7.0.0 (PostgreSQL 7.0.0 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc egcs-2.91.66) on Redhat Linux 6.1. When I start PostgreSQL, I use the command /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start and pg_ctl starts. I use Cold Fusion on Win2k as frontend to PostgreSQL, and Cold Fusion opens up 10 postmasters. When I want to shutdown PostgreSQL, I use the command /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql stop But only pg_ctl and one postmaster stops :-( That means that I have to use the command "top" to see the other postmaster processes and kill them one by one. Isn't there an easir way to shutdown all postmasters? What if I had a larger setup with 100 postmasters? That would take ages..... Poul L. Christiansen