[BUGS] bug with identd autentication

2001-03-25 Thread BLON Sébastien
Hi The postmaster backend seems to be blocked when the identd server of the peer accepts the connection but does not respond. (ie if the load is too high on the identd server for example) In fact, identd is dying without closing the socket. I know that it is an identd problem ( pident 3.012 ) T

Re: [BUGS] bug with identd autentication

2001-03-22 Thread Tom Lane
=?iso-8859-1?Q?BLON_S=E9bastien?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We'd like to reduce the timeout in the case of identd faillures. > Is it possible ? I doubt it; if the ident server dies then it's really a TCP protocol question as to how soon the postmaster will be told that. (I do think your remo

Re: [BUGS] bug with identd autentication

2001-03-22 Thread Tom Lane
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The postmaster backend seems to be blocked when the identd server of the peer > accepts the connection but does not respond. Yes, this is a known shortcoming --- it is (or should be) in the TODO list. However, it hasn't been very high priority, because you shouldn't b

[BUGS] bug with identd autentication

2001-03-22 Thread pgsql-bugs
Sébastien BLON ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug with a severity of 2 The lower the number the more severe it is. Short Description bug with identd autentication Long Description Hi The postmaster backend seems to be blocked when the identd server of the peer accepts the connection but does not