Re: Frequent errors in postgresql.log

On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 4:35 PM, Ram DBA <postgresdbas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi team,
>
> I am new to PostgreSQL world, so please help in understanding below issue.
>
> There are frequent errors in our postgresql.log.
> Though they aren't harmful to the database, would like to understand the
> cause of it.
>
> < 2016-12-12 15:29:09.036 PST >LOG: incomplete startup packet
> < 2016-12-12 15:30:09.037 PST >LOG: incomplete startup packet
> < 2016-12-12 15:31:09.037 PST >LOG: incomplete startup packet
>
>
A quick search, navigated to via SO, turned up an email I sent a long
while ago. There seems to be lots of other questions on the same topic.

http://postgresql.nabble.com/Incomplete-startup-packet-help-needed-td5199030.html

​In short, some piece of client software isn't playing nicely with
PostgreSQL.

David J.