Re: timeout for a transaction

HYip <hualinyip@earthlink.net> writes:
> I have a connection opened, and begin a transaction.  If tomcat or web
> server dies for no reasons, I found that in the backend, there is a
> postgresql  server process waiting for the transaction to complete.  It
> blocks all my database calls because of this waiting process.

The backend will abort its transaction and exit when it observes closure
of the client connection.  If your webserver is holding open the TCP
connection even after it's stopped processing your script, then you'd
best fix the webserver.

            regards, tom lane