Re: Quit currently running query

On 2/28/23 11:31, Peter J. Holzer wrote:
> On 2023-02-28 07:42:08 -0600, Ron wrote:
>> On 2/28/23 04:53, Albert Cornelius wrote:
>>
>>      How can I quit a currently running query? I've issued a query and
>>      my server does not respond anymore. Is there another solution than
>>      using kill -9?
>>
>>
>> What specifically do you mean by "my server does not respond
>> anymore"?  Because if "the server" really doesn't respond anymore, you
>> can't even issue "kill -9".
> The term "server" can mean different things:
>
> 1) A role in an interaction between two programs. The "client" is the one
>     which issues requests, and the "server" is the one which fullfills
>     them.
>
> 2) A program which is intended for the server role. Note that a program
>     can be a server for one protocol and a client for another (e.g., a
>     database server can be a DNS or LDAP client). (And some programs are
>     even server and client for the same protocol)
>
> 3) A machine intended for running server programs.
>
> You are thinking of the 3rd meaning. My guess is that Albert meant the
> first.

And maybe he's referring to his client software... That's why I asked him 
for clarification.

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