013/4/28 Bob Futrelle <bob.futre...@gmail.com>: > I have two PG servers with the same data. > > I know the data is the same, because if I change a value in a table > on one server, it changes the value in a table with the same > name in the other server. > > in pgAdmin III: > > Properties for server Local (localhost:5432): > > Name: Local > Host: localhost > Port: 5432 > Maintenance DB: postgres > UserName: robertfutrelle > > > Properties for server Local(local:.s.PGSQL.55432) > > Name: Local > Host: > Port: 5432 > Maintenance DB: postgres > UserName: robertfutrelle > > The second one is odd - no Host is listed. > > What is going on? > > Since they appear to be identical in most all respects, would be nice > to remove one of them. Is that safe? If so, which?
They are one and the same database, accessed via different methods: TCP/IP in the first case, Unix-domain sockets in the second case (hence the lack of host). Nothing to worry about, and you only have one copy of the database. Though it's for the command line client psql, the same principles described here apply: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/app-psql.html#R2-APP-PSQL-CONNECTING Regards Ian Barwick -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
