[HACKERS] session IDs

2004-02-03 Thread Andrew Dunstan
[note change of subject] I wrote: Tom Lane wrote: Andrew Dunstan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I did think about using a cluster-wide sequence, if we can make such a thing (might also be useful for system generated UIDs too). Not a good idea IMHO. If you do that, then there will be no

Re: [HACKERS] session IDs

2004-02-03 Thread Kris Jurka
Tom Lane wrote: Andrew Dunstan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I did think about using a cluster-wide sequence, if we can make such a thing (might also be useful for system generated UIDs too). Not a good idea IMHO. If you do that, then there will be no such thing as a purely

Re: [HACKERS] session IDs

2004-02-03 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Andrew Dunstan wrote: I am less sure of the utility of such an ID, though. After all, if you see a disconnect log message for a given PID you must know that any reuse of that PID indicates a new session, or even if you just see a connection message you know it must be a new session. OTOH,

Re: [HACKERS] session IDs

2004-02-03 Thread Andrew Dunstan
Peter Eisentraut wrote: Andrew Dunstan wrote: I am less sure of the utility of such an ID, though. After all, if you see a disconnect log message for a given PID you must know that any reuse of that PID indicates a new session, or even if you just see a connection message you know it must be

Re: [HACKERS] session IDs

2004-02-03 Thread Larry Rosenman
--On Tuesday, February 03, 2004 11:12:03 -0500 Andrew Dunstan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter Eisentraut wrote: Andrew Dunstan wrote: I am less sure of the utility of such an ID, though. After all, if you see a disconnect log message for a given PID you must know that any reuse of that PID