Re: connection limit exceeded

Hi,

I also have this issue (I'm using 8.2.4), but whenever this happens
I see only a few (4-6) postgresql processes in the system, and my
connection limit is set to 128. Kinda strange. Next time when I
notice it I will check pg_stat_activity and report back.

On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 03:03:31PM -0500, Jonah H. Harris wrote:
> On Nov 30, 2007 2:55 PM, Tena Sakai <tsakai@gallo.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> >  On my postgres 8.1.1, I get a response
> >    psql: FATAL:  connection limit exceeded for non-superusers
>
> >  1) Is this to do with max_connections setting in the postgres
> >     configuration file?  (my setting is 100 (I think this is the
> >     default).)
>
> Yep.
>
> >  2) how would I look at the "open/used" connections?
>
> select * from pg_stat_activity;
>
> >  3) should I try restarting postgres without changing the setting?
>
> Has to be restarted for change to take effect.
>
> >  4) what repercussion would there be if I increase this number to,
> >     say, 200? (and would that be a good idea?)
>
> A little overhead, nothing bad.
>
> >  5) finally, what's the best fix?  (Do I need to go to pgpool?)
>
> see pgbouncer
>
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Sincerely,

Gergely Czuczy
mailto: gergely.czuczy@harmless.hu

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