On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 7:30 PM, Dennis <denn...@visi.com> wrote: > Is it possible to execute command in on system the is hosting postgresql > remotely using psql or other mechanism? I know I can use \! in psql but > that executes the commands on the host where I am running psql from. Also, > is it possible for a postgres login/user to stop or restart a running > postgres instance from in side psql or similar client. e.g. psql -c “pg_ctl > stop -D some_data_dir” >
ssh user@hostname ? You should ask your system administrator for help. Odds are if you cannot do "ssh user@hostname" then the person hosting the server doesn't want you to be able to execute arbitrary commands on the host. David J.
