Simon Riggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > A server-side (i.e. centrally managed) name server seems like an > improvement over the client-side solutions described, IMHO, but I'd > leave it to others to describe how that might work. (e.g. DNS is a > better solution than multiple distributed /etc/hosts files).
Funnily enough, you could *use* DNS for this--you could define a custom RR type containing hostname, port, database etc and have entries in DNS for each "service" (e.g. 'production-db.mycorp.com'). I think HESIOD used this mechanism. Of course, you'd need an internal DNS server that you had full control over... -Doug ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq