Re: Determine if a user and database are available

On 9/2/22 17:21, Tom Lane wrote:
> Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> writes:
>> I have another beginner question. I am trying to use pg_isready to
>> determine if a database and user are present. The program seems to
>> always succeed, even when I delete the user or the database.
> That's a feature actually.  The intended use of pg_isready is to
> find out if the server is alive, not whether any particular user
> or database name is correct.

Then what's the point of the --username=USERNAME connection option?

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