On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Melvin Davidson <melvin6...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 6:54 PM, Craig Boyd <cr...@mysoftforge.com> wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> I am something of a newbie and I am trying to understand how to pass >> connection options using the psql client. My understanding is that it is >> possible to do this as part of the psql connection event. >> I am on Mint and my PostgreSQL Server version = 9.3.13. >> >> I am trying to connect to an instance on a different machine (also >> 9.3.13). >> The following works: >> psql -U username -h 192.x.x.x <enter> >> >> But when I try to set the statement like this it fails: >> psql -U username -h 192.x.x.x statement_timeout=1000 >> >> I get the following "invalid connection option" I am less concerned with >> actually setting this parameter than I am learning how to pass or set >> connection options when I log in. If it is a case where this particular >> option cannot be set as part of the connection string that is fine. But >> that leads me to ask what options can I set as part of the connection >> string? >> I have looked here: >> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/app-psql.html >> and here: >> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/runtime-config-client.html >> >> I suspect I am close, but I can't seem to figure out where I am going >> awry. >> Any thoughts? >> >> Thanks in advance.I suspect what you want is connect_timeout >> > > ie: psql -U username -h 192.x.x.x connect_timeout=1000 > see examples at https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/app-psql.html > > However, if you truly want to set statement_timeout, that cannot be set at > the command line. You must execute that AFTER you connect. > ie: # SET statement_timeout = 1000; > > You can also place multiple commands inside a file and then execute that > after you connect. > eg: # \i your_filename.sql > > Also you can set such things as statement_timeout in the postgresql.conf, or set them by database or by user / role. alter user reporting set statement_timemout=60 is handy for users that should never take a long time to connect. Note that the connect_timeout is a connection time setting, for how long to attempt a connection to be made, not for how long to hold it while idle.
