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PostgreSQL 16 Administration Cookbook

You're reading from   PostgreSQL 16 Administration Cookbook Solve real-world Database Administration challenges with 180+ practical recipes and best practices

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835460580
Length 636 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Boriss Mejías Boriss Mejías
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Jimmy Angelakos Jimmy Angelakos
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Simon Riggs Simon Riggs
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Gianni Ciolli Gianni Ciolli
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Vibhor Kumar Vibhor Kumar
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

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

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 system. 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 system 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 16 instance:

pg_ctlcluster 16 main stop -m fast

Fast mode has been the default since PostgreSQL 9.5 the previous default was to use smart mode...

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