Re: BUG #7631: tcp_keepalives_* parameters ignored in postgresql.conf - related to 9.0.10 or 9.0.9 patch?

>
> robj(at)hightouchinc(dot)com writes:
> > The last four lines in my postgresql.conf file, under
> > /var/lib/pgsql/9.0/data, are:
>
> > # (15 per hour * 6 hours = 90)
> > tcp_keepalives_count=90
> > tcp_keepalives_idle=240
> > tcp_keepalives_interval=240
>
> > I last changed this file on August 13th, 2012. I remember that when
> I added
> > these parameters to postgresql.conf, they showed the correct values
> when I
> > ran "show all" at the psql command line. However, they now all
> display 0
> > values.
>
> I believe those will read as zero in a session connected over a Unix
> socket. Try it in a session connected over TCP ...
>
> regards, tom lane

You are correct. In a TCP session, I see the values that were set in postgresql.conf.
Thank you for the quick answer.

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