I don't know if this will help in terms of my problem? this came from the admin pgbouncer console. pgbouncer=# show pools; database | user | cl_active | cl_waiting | sv_active | sv_idle | sv_used| sv_tested | sv_login | maxwait -----------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+----------+--------- pgbouncer | pgbouncer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0| 0 | 0 | 0 (1 row) pgbouncer=# show pools; database | user | cl_active | cl_waiting | sv_active | sv_idle | sv_used| sv_tested | sv_login | maxwait -----------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+----------+--------- pgbouncer | pgbouncer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0| 0 | 0 | 0 (1 row) pgbouncer=# show pools; database | user | cl_active | cl_waiting | sv_active | sv_idle | sv_used| sv_tested | sv_login | maxwait -----------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+----------+--------- pgbouncer | pgbouncer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0| 0 | 0 | 0 (1 row) pgbouncer=# show clients; type | user | database | state | addr | port | local_addr | local_port | connect_time | request_time | ptr | link ------+----------+-----------+--------+------+-------+------------+------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------+------ C | postgres | pgbouncer | active | ::1 | 65126 | ::1 | 6432 | 2013-10-31 16:52:44 | 2013-10-31 16:55:13 | 018507b0 | (1 row) pgbouncer=# show servers; type | user | database | state | addr | port | local_addr | local_port | connect_time | request_time | ptr | link ------+------+----------+-------+------+------+------------+------------+--------------+--------------+-----+------ (0 rows) pgbouncer=# show databases; name | host | port | database | force_user | pool_size | reserve_poo -----------+-----------+------+-----------+------------+-----------+-------------- manifold | localhost | 5432 | manifold | postgrest | 20 |0 pgbouncer | | 6432 | pgbouncer | pgbouncer | 2 |0 postgres | 127.0.0.1 | 5432 | postgres | | 20 |0 (3 rows) pgbouncer=# show list; ERROR: invalid command 'show list;', use SHOW HELP; pgbouncer=# show lists; list | items ---------------+------- databases | 3 users | 2 pools | 1 free_clients | 67 used_clients | 1 login_clients | 0 free_servers | 0 used_servers | 0 dns_names | 0 dns_zones | 0 dns_queries | 0 dns_pending | 0 (12 rows) -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Explanantion-on-pgbouncer-please-tp5776515p5776530.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general