On 9/2/22 17:33, Ron wrote:
> On 9/2/22 17:21, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> writes:
>>> I have another beginner question. I am trying to use pg_isready to
>>> determine if a database and user are present. The program seems to
>>> always succeed, even when I delete the user or the database.
>> That's a feature actually. The intended use of pg_isready is to
>> find out if the server is alive, not whether any particular user
>> or database name is correct.
>
> Then what's the point of the --username=USERNAME connection option?
>
My guess so you can specify a 'test' user that you can track in the logs.
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Adrian Klaver
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