On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes: >> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Tom Lane <t...@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. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
