The only time "kill -9" should be a data corruption issue is if you kill the
postMASTER (not just a backend) then remove the postmaster.pid file from the
datadir and relaunch the postmaster without first making sure the worker
backends are all shut down.
You need to load the shotgun, aim it carefu
Hi all,
A few days ago one of our postgres (8.3.12) servers was a bit unhappy, and
someone decided to try a kill -9 on a backend process after a kill (TERM) was
ineffective. I've read many times in the past that a kill -9 can be pretty
hazardous to a postgres' health, and now it seems I get to
