David Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> What is the best way to quickly and reliably stop postgres? We've found 
> that pg_ctl doesn't work for us very well, frequently failing to 
> actually stop the postmaster (it times out and reports that it has 
> failed to stop). This is the same even if we use -m immediate.

pg_ctl always works for me (and I use it several times a day ;-)).
What PG version are you using, on what platform?  Is it possible
you've got permissions problems?

                        regards, tom lane

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