On Thursday, September 17, 2015, David G. Johnston < david.g.johns...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, September 17, 2015, Kong Man <kong_mansatian...@hotmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kong_mansatian...@hotmail.com');>> wrote: > >> Can anybody explain why the search_path setting, with several config >> reloads, would not change via local connections? We struggled with our >> production settings on Postgres 9.3 today, only to realize, after a while, >> that the search_path change actually took effect via TCP/IP, but not unix >> socket, connections ever since the first reload. >> >> > What Tom said... > > Alternatively maybe your Unix socket sessions are long lived but your > TCP/IP ones are not - potentially going through a pooler that refreshes > sessions. You need to describe more or provide repeatable evidence if we > are to conclude that this is anything other than operator error. > > Or not, since it does appear that the reload signal is propagated to active sessions and take effect after the most recent command finishes. David J.