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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:39:40 +0200
From: Tino Wildenhain <tino@wildenhain.de>
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To: "Craig A. James" <cjames@modgraph-usa.com>
Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Kill a session
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Craig A. James wrote:
> There have been dozens, perhaps hundreds, of entries in the pg-admin, 
> pg-general, and pg-performance lists regarding killing a session, but as 
> far as I can tell, there is no Postgres solution.  Did I miss something?
> 
> This raises the question: Why doesn't Postgres have a "kill session" 
> command that works?  Oracle has it, and it's invaluable; there is no 
> substitute.  Various writers to these PG lists have raised the question 
> repeatedly.  Is it just a matter that nobody has had the time to do it 
> (which I respect!), or is there a reason why the Postgres team decided a 
> "kill session" is a bad idea?

You are sure you read:


http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/protocol-flow.html#AEN60635

?


Regards
Tino Wildenhain