Thread: client connection problem
Hmmm... I've installed PostgreSQL 7.1.3 with the Red Hat 7.2 installation package, and everything works fine when connecting from localhost as the postgres user, but when I try to connect via TCP I get the usual "connectDBStart() -- ..." error suggesting that postmaster was started without the "-i" option. "-i" is added to /etc/init.d/postgresql - a "ps ax | grep postmaster" confirms this. The pg_hba.conf has modified to allow incoming connections from the subnet, as shown ... host all 192.168.1.164 255.255.255.0 trust host all 192.168.1.150 255.255.255.0 trust host all 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 trust ... and I've set "tcpip_socket=true" in the postgresql.conf file... Yet I'm unable to establish a connection - what is wrong? (nmap confirms that postgresql is listening at port 5432) ----------------------------------------------------------- Rasmus T. Mohr Phone : +45 70 117 117 Application Developer Direct : +45 36 910 122 Netpointers Intl. Mobile : +45 28 731 827 Vestergade 18 B Website : www.netpointers.com 1456 Copenhagen K Email : rmo@netpointers.com
Rasmus- Try adding a line to pg_hba.conf for localhost specifically- I'd guess that the request is coming in with that address rather than the local machine's IP address. use a line like this: host all 127.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 trust -Nick -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Fankhauser nickf@ontko.com Phone 1.765.935.4283 Fax 1.765.962.9788 Ray Ontko & Co. Software Consulting Services http://www.ontko.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org > [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Rasmus Mohr > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 8:52 AM > To: 'pgsql-admin@postgresql.org' > Subject: [ADMIN] client connection problem > > > Hmmm... I've installed PostgreSQL 7.1.3 with the Red Hat 7.2 installation > package, and everything works fine when connecting from localhost as the > postgres user, but when I try to connect via TCP I get the usual > "connectDBStart() -- ..." error suggesting that postmaster was started > without the "-i" option. > > "-i" is added to /etc/init.d/postgresql - a "ps ax | grep postmaster" > confirms this. The pg_hba.conf has modified to allow incoming connections > from the subnet, as shown > > ... > host all 192.168.1.164 255.255.255.0 trust > host all 192.168.1.150 255.255.255.0 trust > host all 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 trust > ... > > and I've set "tcpip_socket=true" in the postgresql.conf file... > > Yet I'm unable to establish a connection - what is wrong? > > (nmap confirms that postgresql is listening at port 5432) > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Rasmus T. Mohr Phone : +45 70 117 117 > Application Developer Direct : +45 36 910 122 > Netpointers Intl. Mobile : +45 28 731 827 > Vestergade 18 B Website : www.netpointers.com > 1456 Copenhagen K Email : rmo@netpointers.com > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@postgresql.org >
"Nick Fankhauser" <nickf@ontko.com> writes:
> Try adding a line to pg_hba.conf for localhost specifically- I'd guess that
> the request is coming in with that address rather than the local machine's
> IP address.
Another possibility is that the connection request is being dropped on
the floor by kernel packet filtering. The default filtering in RH 7.2
is pretty aggressive (just the other day I had to change quite a few
things to get it to allow incoming and outgoing NFS, for example).
Check your ipchains setup in /etc/sysconfig/ipchains.
IIRC, the default ipchains setup does *not* filter localhost
connections, but I think it would apply to connections showing a source
address of your Ethernet IP.
regards, tom lane
Bullseye! Packet filtering was the problem, and was solved by allowing
packets destined to port 5432 in ipchains.
thanx a lot!
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Fra: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org]På vegne af Tom Lane
Sendt: 16. januar 2002 16:52
Til: nickf@ontko.com
Cc: Rasmus Mohr; pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Emne: Re: [ADMIN] client connection problem
"Nick Fankhauser" <nickf@ontko.com> writes:
> Try adding a line to pg_hba.conf for localhost specifically- I'd guess
that
> the request is coming in with that address rather than the local machine's
> IP address.
Another possibility is that the connection request is being dropped on
the floor by kernel packet filtering. The default filtering in RH 7.2
is pretty aggressive (just the other day I had to change quite a few
things to get it to allow incoming and outgoing NFS, for example).
Check your ipchains setup in /etc/sysconfig/ipchains.
IIRC, the default ipchains setup does *not* filter localhost
connections, but I think it would apply to connections showing a source
address of your Ethernet IP.
regards, tom lane
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