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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:37 -0400
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On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 4:47=E2=80=AFPM Ron Watkins <rwatki@gmail.com> wrot=
e:

> 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?
>

Is it in the RHEL 8 repo?

What does it do that ncat and psql don't do?

Test_PG1() { nc -zw5 $1 5432 &> /dev/null ; }
Test_PG2() { psql -h $1 -XAtqc "select version()" &> /dev/null ; }

Test_PG1 example.com || { echo "Server inaccessible."; do_something; }

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Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce.
Don't boil me, I'm still alive.
<Redacted> lobster!

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 4:47=E2=80=AFPM R=
on Watkins &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rwatki@gmail.com">rwatki@gmail.com</a>&gt;=
 wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli=
d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>How do you insta=
ll pgping on RHEL 9?</div><div>It doesn&#39;t appear to come with the distr=
ibution.</div><div>Is there some specific repo you need to use?</div></div>=
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Is it in the RHEL 8 repo?</div><div><br></=
div><div>What does it do that ncat and psql don&#39;t do?</div><div><br></d=
iv><div><font face=3D"monospace">Test_PG1() { nc -zw5 $1 5432 &amp;&gt; /de=
v/null ; }</font></div><div><font face=3D"monospace">Test_PG2() { psql -h $=
1 -XAtqc &quot;select version()&quot; &amp;&gt; /dev/null ; }</font></div><=
div><font face=3D"monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face=3D"monospace"=
>Test_PG1 <a href=3D"http://example.com">example.com</a> || { echo &quot;Se=
rver inaccessible.&quot;; do_something; }</font></div><div><br></div></div>=
<span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Death to &lt;Redacted&gt;, and butter=
 sauce.<div>Don&#39;t boil me, I&#39;m still alive.<br><div><div>&lt;Redact=
ed&gt; lobster!</div></div></div></div></div></div>

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