On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> > I can see the point of, say, a primary_host_address() function returning > inet, which would be way better on both those dimensions than the > current proposal. But I'm not sure what else would be needed. > > +1, since it bypasses security risks associated with exposing username/password. Ability to see port number will be a useful addition. Another case to consider is what if slave is connected to a local server over unix-domain sockets? Returning NULL might make it ambiguous with the case where the instance has been promoted out of standby. Regards, -- gurjeet.singh @ EnterpriseDB - The Enterprise Postgres Company http://www.EnterpriseDB.com singh.gurj...@{ gmail | yahoo }.com Twitter/Skype: singh_gurjeet Mail sent from my BlackLaptop device
