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On 9/19/25 06:06, Tom Lane wrote:
> Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com> writes:
>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM Ron Watkins <rwatki@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> How do you install pgping on RHEL 9?
>>> It doesn't appear to come with the distribution.
>>> Is there some specific repo you need to use?
>> What does it do that ncat and psql don't do?
> pg_isready might be what the OP wants.
>
> 			regards, tom lane
my latest experience with pg_isready reminded me that it only works on a 
general level (cluster ready generally) though.
If you include a database to the command it still reports true even if 
the database you want to address does not exist.

That said I remember that I read this was broken since ... forever, 
which means nobody cares.