On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 09:39:12AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > Magnus Hagander <mag...@hagander.net> writes: > > I'm sure this has been up before, but hey, let's take it another round. > > Why don't we change the default shutdown mode for pg_ctl from "smart" > > to "fast"? I've never come across a single usecase where "smart" is > > what people *want*... > > Really? Personally I'm quite happy with that default. > > regards, tom lane > +1
I think the default is perfect. Even if the usecase that is wanted is "fast", it should be requested each time to verify that a more destructive shutdown is wanted. If it is really an issue, a script or shell alias can be defined to perform the more aggressive shutdown processes. Regards, Ken -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
