Thread: BUG #4815: max_connections setting has no impact

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      4815
Logged by:          Damien Guignard
Email address:      damien.guignard@lotsys.com
PostgreSQL version: 8.3.4
Operating system:   Windows
Description:        max_connections setting has no impact
Details:

While testing connections i tried to raise up max_connections but this
setting is never taken into account. The maximum connection (backends from
pg_stat_database) seems to be the default number : 101.

Setting in postgresql.conf :
max_connections = 200

Commands to count connections in psql CLI :
show max_connections -> 200 (ok)
but stressed whith hundreds of connections :
select sum(numbackends) from pg_stat_database; -> 101

"Damien Guignard" wrote:

>PostgreSQL version: 8.3.4
>Operating system:   Windows
>
>While testing connections i tried to raise up max_connections but this
>setting is never taken into account. The maximum connection (backends from
>pg_stat_database) seems to be the default number : 101.

I guess the last question in the Windows FAQ is answering your question:
<http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Running_%26_Installing_PostgreSQL_On_Native_Windows>

Rainer