I have a problem I am trying to solve. I have a rather large
application that uses Postgresql. For performance reasons I
would like to run it on multiple machines. I ran into a problem
that I am trying to solve and the easiest solution seems to

I'm working in Windows with PostgreSQL, and I have created a simple C
function in a DLL, which contains only the line:
           system("C:/windows/notepad.exe")
I have successfully created a function in my db, and linked it to the

I am normally the admin for our PostgreSQL servers, but someone else tried
to kill a runaway query while I was out sick.  Unfortunately, he tried
killing the runaway query by killing the postmaster.  Now we are dealing
with a persistent problem that just won't go away.