On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> wrote: > / > pg_isready -U fff > /tmp:5432 - accepting connections > / > pg_isready -U fff -d555 > /tmp:5432 - accepting connections > ``` > > (`fff` is not a user and `555` is not a db on my installation)
Hi Samuel, this behavior is explained in the docs [1]:
> It is not necessary to supply correct user name, password, or database name values to obtain the server status; however, if incorrect values are provided, the server will log a failed connection attempt.
So it's essentially just a courtesy to whoever's watching your logs.
