Re: problem connecting to postgres via apache - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bret Stern
Subject Re: problem connecting to postgres via apache
Date
Msg-id 1390594764.2479.9.camel@developer.localdomain
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In response to Re: problem connecting to postgres via apache  (Susan Cassidy <susan.cassidy@decisionsciencescorp.com>)
Responses Re: problem connecting to postgres via apache
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SELINUX is a bunch of settings to control security.

If you are able to find it, I was suggesting you disable it
only to see if the Apache problem goes away.

Then to turn it back on.

If it stops working, then there is a setting which is preventing
Apache from being accessed. Locating the specific setting
would be the next step.





On Fri, 2014-01-24 at 11:55 -0800, Susan Cassidy wrote:
> I don't actually know what SELinux is.  What else will happen if I
> (find out how to) disable it?
>
>
> Susan
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Bret Stern
> <bret_stern@machinemanagement.com> wrote:
>         Are you calling the perl from apache (assuming yes)..? Does
>         the web
>         user have the rights to execute the perl code?
>
>         Try disabling SELinux..
>         You'll get it..
>
>         On Fri, 2014-01-24 at 09:35 -0800, Susan Cassidy wrote:
>         > I've already checked that.  It is enabled.  I am running
>         Scientific
>         > Linux.
>         >
>         >
>         >
>         > On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Tom Lane
>         <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>         >         Susan Cassidy
>         <susan.cassidy@decisionsciencescorp.com> writes:
>         >         > $dbh = DBI->connect("dbi:Pg:dbname=$dbname;host=
>         >         ${dbserver};port=$dbport;",
>         >         > $dbuser, $dbpasswd) or
>         >         >  errexit( "Unable to connect to dbname $dbname,
>         err:
>         >         $DBI::errstr");
>         >
>         >         > The exact same connection string works fine in a
>         standalone
>         >         perl program.
>         >
>         >         Given the permissions errors you mentioned upthread,
>         I'm
>         >         wondering whether
>         >         you're running on Red Hat/CentOS, and if so whether
>         SELinux is
>         >         preventing
>         >         apache from connecting to unexpected port numbers.
>          I seem to
>         >         recall
>         >         that there's a SELinux boolean specifically intended
>         to allow
>         >         or disallow
>         >         database connections from webservers, but I couldn't
>         tell you
>         >         the name
>         >         offhand.
>         >
>         >                                 regards, tom lane
>         >
>         >
>
>
>
>




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