Received: from magus.postgresql.org (magus.postgresql.org [87.238.57.229]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 952B414E23D3 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:16:26 -0400 (AST) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us ([66.207.139.130]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RdOq8-0005S9-8o for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:16:25 +0000 Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id pBLGGAJO006100; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:16:10 -0500 (EST) To: =?UTF-8?B?QsOocnRvIMOrZCBTw6hyYQ==?= cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Subject: Re: stats and unix sockets In-reply-to: References: Comments: In-reply-to =?UTF-8?B?QsOocnRvIMOrZCBTw6hyYQ==?= message dated "Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:03:36 +0300" Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:16:10 -0500 Message-ID: <6099.1324484170@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Pg-Spam-Score: -4.5 (----) X-Archive-Number: 201112/114 X-Sequence-Number: 38872 =?UTF-8?B?QsOocnRvIMOrZCBTw6hyYQ==?= writes: > I have a requirement for PG (9.1) to run without any open port at all. That's a pretty stupid requirement. The stats collector socket is bound to itself, so it's inaccessible from anywhere else (on machine or off) regardless of firewall settings. There's no need to worry about it, and no there is not a provision for doing it via unix socket instead. regards, tom lane