Re: psql connection timeout

On Thu, Dec 02, 2004 at 11:32:34PM -0500, John DeSoi wrote:

> Is there a way to control how long psql waits for a connection? If the
> host IP address is mistyped, psql (8.0b4) hangs for over a minute on OS
> X.

Try setting the PGCONNECT_TIMEOUT environment variable:

env PGCONNECT_TIMEOUT=5 psql -h bogushost

If you always want to use a particular timeout then set the environment
variable in your shell's startup script.

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Michael Fuhr
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