Re: dropdb command not working.

From: Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org>
To: "Pradeepkumar, Pyatalo (IE10)" <Pradeepkumar(dot)Pyatalo(at)honeywell(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: dropdb command not working.
Date: 2005-01-19 06:02:18
Message-ID: 20050119060218.GA56927@winnie.fuhr.org
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On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 10:29:32PM -0700, Pradeepkumar, Pyatalo (IE10) wrote:
>
> dropdb: database removal failed: ERROR: database "eps_db" is being accessed
> by other users
>
> But there are no other users accessing the database.

How do you know that? What does the following query show?

SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity;

> Is there an option to forcefully delete the database even if other
> users are accessing it.

It might be better to find out who's using the database and why
before dropping it.

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Michael Fuhr
http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/

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