Vivek Khera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think it is a timing issue. The PG has no way to notify the OS that > it has finished exiting, so if it takes a long time to exit, the OS > will ungracefully kill the DB process(es). Doesn't matter what DB (or > any other application) you're running, you *can* lose data this way.
You most certainly will *not* lose data that way. Committed transactions will stay committed, no matter how the Postgres processes die. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html