Hello, I try to tune my postgresql server and I was asking me something: each time I do a DriverManager.getConnection (), I notice that a backend is opened. Do you confirm that the backend opening is a necessary (logical ?) consequence of the DriverManger statement ? Regards. -- .------------------------------------------------. .^. | Didier Bretin, France | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | /V\ |-----------------------| www.informactis.com | // \\ | `------------------------| /( )\ | Visit: http://www.fnh.org/ | ^^-^^ `------------------------------------------------' ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl