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@kmoppel kmoppel commented Aug 22, 2025

To reduce the observer effect, filter out pg_stat_activity rows of the postgres_exporter session from all SA queries, based on pid / procpid.

A bit annoying to see idling DBs showing pg_stat_activity_count "active" count of 1. Other tools (like pgwatch for example) do similar.

To reduce the observer effect, filter out pg_stat_activity rows of the
postgres_exporter session from all SA queries, based on pid / procpid.

A bit annoying to see idling DBs showing pg_stat_activity_count "active"
count of 1
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