| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Dave Hughes <dhughes20(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: tcp_keepalives settings not being set |
| Date: | 2019-12-04 14:54:10 |
| Message-ID: | 17947.1575471250@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Dave Hughes <dhughes20(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> We have PostgreSQL 10.5 installed on RHEL 6 and I’m new to both. I’m in
> the process of completing STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides)
> for the Department of Defense. One of the STIGs mentions that we must
> ensure our tcp_keepalives settings are configured in the postgresql.conf
> file. I currently have these settings set to:
> Tcp_keepalives_idle = 60
> Tcp_keepalives_interval = 60
> Tcp_keepalives_count = 2
> I restarted the database and then ran SHOW_ALL; but it showed all 3
> parameters set to 0.
These will read as zeroes if you're using a non-TCP connection (ie
Unix socket). Try it after "psql -h localhost" instead of just "psql".
regards, tom lane
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