Re: session_id

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: abief_ag_-postgresql(at)yahoo(dot)com
Cc: Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: session_id
Date: 2004-11-22 04:31:02
Message-ID: 200411220431.iAM4V2V10588@candle.pha.pa.us
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Riccardo G. Facchini wrote:
> No, I can't provide it because your'e right. currval() is NOT affected
> by other sessions.
>
> Thanks anyway for the suggestion, using pg_backend_pid() solved the
> uniqueness I needed. I'll keep the nextval/currval for another
> opportunity.

FYI, we needed a unique-through-time session id for the log_line_prefix
so we used the seconds-since-1970-dot-pid.

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