Re: primary_conninfo missing from pg_stat_wal_receiver

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Tatsuo Ishii <ishii(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Vik Fearing <vik(at)2ndquadrant(dot)fr>, PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: primary_conninfo missing from pg_stat_wal_receiver
Date: 2016-06-29 21:47:30
Message-ID: 9994.1467236850@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
> There was also that (old) thread about making the recovery.conf parameters
> be general GUCs. I don't actually remember the consensus there, but diong
> that would certainly change how it's handled as well.

It strikes me that keeping a password embedded in the conninfo from being
exposed might be quite a bit harder/riskier if it became a GUC. Something
to keep in mind if we ever try to make that change ...

regards, tom lane

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