Re: Unable to connect to a server - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From A. Kretschmer
Subject Re: Unable to connect to a server
Date
Msg-id 20081112105102.GE13765@a-kretschmer.de
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In response to Unable to connect to a server  (Steve Henry <steve@sdmacit.com>)
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Re: Unable to connect to a server
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am  Tue, dem 11.11.2008, um 17:37:35 -0800 mailte Steve Henry folgendes:
> I'm a newbie, using the Mac platform.
>
> I've installed PostgreSQL on a server and can run PostgreSQL based
> application from that server with no problem.  But when I try to
> access the DB on a different computer, pointing to the server for the
> log in, I get this error:
>
> A connection to the specified xTuple ERP Server cannot be made. This
> may be due to an incorrect Username and/or Password or the server in
> question cannot support any more connections.
> Please verify your Username and Password and try again or wait until
> the specified xTuple ERP Server is less busy.
> System Error
> QPSQL: Unable to connect
>
> From doing some reading, I think the solution is to change the value
> of  listen_addresses to '*'

Not only that, you should also edit your pg_hba.conf to allow remote
access.


>
> But I don't know where to do that.  I'm using pgAdmin3.  Can it be
> done there?  Or do I need to use Terminal?

I'm not familiar with PGAdmin...


HTH, Andreas
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