On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 4:36 PM Bharath Rupireddy <bharath.rupireddyforpostg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 4:27 PM Dave Cramer <davecra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > For testing unusual situations I'd like to be able to cause a backend to > > terminate due to something like a segfault. Do we currently have this in > > testing ? > > Well, you could use pg_terminate_backend which sends SIGTERM to the > backend. However, we don't have a function that sends SIGSEGV yet, you > could signal the backend with SIGSEGV directly, if possible.
And, I came across an extension called pg_crash [1], see if that helps. [1] https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com/en/pg_crash-crashing-postgresql-automatically/ With Regards, Bharath Rupireddy. EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
