CREATE EXTENSION pg_buffercache; select count(*) = (select setting::bigint from pg_settings where name = 'shared_buffers') from pg_buffercache; select buffers_used + buffers_unused > 0, buffers_dirty <= buffers_used, buffers_pinned <= buffers_used from pg_buffercache_summary(); -- Check that the functions / views can't be accessed by default. To avoid -- having to create a dedicated user, use the pg_database_owner pseudo-role. SET ROLE pg_database_owner; SELECT * FROM pg_buffercache; SELECT * FROM pg_buffercache_pages() AS p (wrong int); SELECT * FROM pg_buffercache_summary(); RESET role; -- Check that pg_monitor is allowed to query view / function SET ROLE pg_monitor; SELECT count(*) > 0 FROM pg_buffercache; SELECT buffers_used + buffers_unused > 0 FROM pg_buffercache_summary();