with syslog: [cmd@db01 ~]$ ./dbtest PQconnectdb in 0.005665 seconds PQexec in 4.383391 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000034 seconds PQconnectdb in 0.002448 seconds PQexec in 40.929807 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000116 seconds Repeating test via localhost PQconnectdb in 0.006670 seconds PQexec in 4.766651 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000090 seconds PQconnectdb in 0.002695 seconds PQexec in 40.788857 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000078 seconds without syslog: [cmd@db01 ~]$ ./dbtest PQconnectdb in 0.004278 seconds PQexec in 4.036757 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000041 seconds PQconnectdb in 0.002979 seconds PQexec in 3.792376 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000039 seconds Repeating test via localhost PQconnectdb in 0.003386 seconds PQexec in 3.505554 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000054 seconds PQconnectdb in 0.002629 seconds PQexec in 4.336932 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000050 seconds current prod: [cmd@216-139-233-201 ~]$ ./dbtest PQconnectdb in 0.007068 seconds PQexec in 10.002226 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000062 seconds PQconnectdb in 0.003303 seconds PQexec in 13.196336 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000079 seconds Repeating test via localhost PQconnectdb in 0.005159 seconds PQexec in 10.000751 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000100 seconds PQconnectdb in 0.002872 seconds PQexec in 13.276539 seconds PQclear, PQfinish in 0.000072 seconds