* Tom Lane ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Benjamin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > What's the best way to do this? Take PG down (normally started as a 
> > service) 
> > and run directly in a single-user mode? 
> 
> No, just start a psql session in one window, then in another window
> determine the PID of the backend process it's connected to, and attach
> gdb to that process.  Something like
> 
>               ps auxww | grep postgres:
>               ... eyeball determination of correct PID ...

You can also do 'select pg_backend_pid();' from psql...  I know that's
there on 8.1, though I recall this was an 8.0 discussion and I *think*
it's there too but not 100% sure.

        Enjoy,

                Stephen

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