On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 15:42:35 +0800,
shadowbox@punkass.com wrote:
> why is it bad to kill -9 the postmaster? any links? i'm wondering why
> is it bad...
There might be more detail in the FAQ, but what I remember is that the
main issue is that shared memory doesn't necessarily get cleaned up
properly. You don't have to worry about losing committed transactions.