From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: MichaelDBA <MichaelDBA@sqlexec.com>
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Subject: Re: Database log in
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MichaelDBA <MichaelDBA@sqlexec.com> writes:
> I don't have a problem with hundreds or thousands of logins per minute 
> on RDS or bare metal, even with only 8 CPUs and 32GB RAM.  There is 
> something else in play here...

Yeah.  The OP didn't mention the authentication method in use, but
I could believe some sort of performance glitch if it consults an
external server (for Kerberos, AD, LDAP, etc).  Or maybe it's
basically a network problem between client and server.

			regards, tom lane