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1 perry 1 IPCCLEAN
2 !!!IPCCLEAN
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 NOTES
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8 !!NAME
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11 ipcclean - remove shared memory and semaphores from an aborted PostgreSQL server
12 !!SYNOPSIS
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15 __ipcclean__
16 !!DESCRIPTION
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19 __ipcclean__ removes all shared memory segments and
20 semaphore sets owned by the current user. It is intended to
21 be used for cleaning up after a crashed PostgreSQL server
22 (postmaster(1)). Note that immediately restarting the
23 server will also clean up shared memory and semaphores, so
24 this command is of little real utility.
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27 Only the database administrator should execute this program
28 as it can cause bizarre behavior (i.e., crashes) if run
29 during multiuser execution. If this command is executed
30 while a __postmaster__ is running, the shared memory and
31 semaphores allocated by the __postmaster__ will be
32 deleted. This will result in a general failure of the
33 backend servers started by that
34 __postmaster__.
35 !!NOTES
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38 This script is a hack, but in the many years since it was
39 written, no one has come up with an equally effective and
40 portable solution. Since the __postmaster__ can now clean
41 up by itself, it is unlikely that __ipcclean__ will be
42 improved upon in the future.
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45 The script makes assumption about the format of output of
46 the __ipcs__ utility which may not be true across
47 different operating systems. Therefore, it may not work on
48 your particular OS.
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