Richard Huxton <dev@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > rhubbell wrote: >> Found this on a recent install. I don't find anything documented on why >> postmaster is LISTENing on this port. What's the purpose? >> If it's not required how to disable? > It should just be localhost and I believe it's the stats collector > talking to the rest of the system. Also, the socket has been connect()'d to itself, which means that it is impossible for any non-database process to send to it anyway (barring your kernel being subverted, in which case this is the least of your worries). There's no security hole here. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
