=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Christian_Schr=F6der?= <cs(at)deriva(dot)de> writes:
> I don't want to "kill -9" the processes because the last time
> I did this the database was in recovery mode for a substantial amount of
> time.
A useful tip on that: if you perform a manual CHECKPOINT just before
issuing the kills, recovery time should be minimal.
regards, tom lane