mack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > I don't have a pg_stat_activity on this 7.4.6, so using ps gives me: > postgres@is20 ~ 4 > ps -ef | grep postmaster > postgres 4499 4498 0 08:59:18 ? 0:04 /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -i -p 5356 -o -e What platform is that? If it's Solaris, see our doc/FAQ_Solaris about getting more useful info from "ps". regards, tom lane