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PostgreSQL 14 Administration Cookbook

You're reading from   PostgreSQL 14 Administration Cookbook Over 175 proven recipes for database administrators to manage enterprise databases effectively

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803248974
Length 608 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gianni Ciolli Gianni Ciolli
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: First Steps 2. Chapter 2: Exploring the Database FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Server Configuration 4. Chapter 4: Server Control 5. Chapter 5: Tables and Data 6. Chapter 6: Security 7. Chapter 7: Database Administration 8. Chapter 8: Monitoring and Diagnosis 9. Chapter 9: Regular Maintenance 10. Chapter 10: Performance and Concurrency 11. Chapter 11: Backup and Recovery 12. Chapter 12: Replication and Upgrades 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Stopping the server safely and quickly

There are several modes you can use to stop the server, depending on the level of urgency. We'll compare the effects in each mode.

How to do it…

There are two variants: with and without systemd. This is similar to the previous recipe, Starting the database server manually, which we'll refer to for further information. For example, what is the exact name of the systemd service unit for a given database server on a given GNU/Linux distribution?

When using systemd, you can stop PostgreSQL using fast mode by issuing the following after replacing SERVICEUNIT with the appropriate systemd service unit name:

sudo systemctl stop SERVICEUNIT

If systemd is not available and you are using Debian or Ubuntu, the command is as follows, which applies to the default version 14 instance:

pg_ctlcluster 14 main stop -m fast

Fast mode is the default since...

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