Re: [Fwd: Bug#255208: postgresql - ignores SIGPIPE]

From: Martin Pitt <martin(at)piware(dot)de>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Bastian Blank <waldi(at)debian(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Bug#255208: postgresql - ignores SIGPIPE]
Date: 2004-06-23 08:34:22
Message-ID: 20040623083422.GC2995@donald.intranet.fbn-dd.de
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Hi Tom, hi Bastian!

On 2004-06-20 7:49 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> > The postgres daemon ignores SIGPIPE.
>
> This is not a bug; it's intentional.

The original submitter (Bastian Blank) commented on this:

> The reason is not documented and the daemon is able to abort queries in
> this state.
>
> It makes systems unusable by stuck server processes which aren't
> abortable without admin intervention.
>
> Bastian

Thanks and have a nice day,

Martin
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