On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 5:41 AM, David Fetter <da...@fetter.org> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 08:29:16AM -0400, Andrew Dunstan wrote: >> >> >> I'm not sure how you automate testing a pull-the-plug scenario. > > I have a dim memory of how the FreeBSD project was alleged to have > done it, namely by rigging a serial port (yes, it was that long ago) > to the power supply of another machine and randomly cycling the power.
On Linux, echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger Is supposed to take it down instantly, with no flushing of dirty buffers. Cheers, Jeff -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
