Re: Default mode for shutdown

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
>> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>>> Really?  Personally I'm quite happy with that default.
>
>> Why?  It seems to me that just leads to, oh, gee, the database isn't
>> shutting down, where's the window where I failed to exit a session?
>
> Yeah, and more to the point, do I want to finish whatever I was doing in
> that window?  Fast-by-default is a nice hammer to swing, but one day
> you'll pound your finger.

I guess.  I've pounded my finger enough time with the current default
that I'd be willing to try a different size hammer.  The scenario you
describe has yet to occur in 10+ years of using the product, but
obviously not everyone's experience will match on this point.

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