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Can someone have a look at my pg_hba.conf file ?

From
"Steven De Vriendt"
Date:
Hi,

I'm trying to reach my postgres database via a remote connection. Yet
my connection is refused when I try to do that.
I'm using Ubuntu Feisty
Following lines are now in my pg_hba.conf-file:

# TYPE  DATABASE    USER        CIDR-ADDRESS          METHOD

# "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only
local   all         all                               ident sameuser
# IPv4 local connections:
host     all     all     127.0.0.1/32               md5
# IPv6 local connections:
host    all         all         ::1/128               md5

# Connections for all PCs on the subnet
#
# TYPE DATABASE USER IP-ADDRESS IP-MASK METHOD
local     all     all     127.0.0.1/32 255.255.255.0                 trust

When I try the following command:

netstat -nlp | grep 5432

I see my subnet mask isn't included:

root@gis-webserver:~# netstat -nlp | grep 5432
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN     8292/postmaster
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     27162
8292/postmaster     /var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432


Can someone help me out ?

Thanks !

Steven

Re: Can someone have a look at my pg_hba.conf file ?

From
Tom Lane
Date:
"Steven De Vriendt" <gisaalter@gmail.com> writes:
> I'm trying to reach my postgres database via a remote connection. Yet
> my connection is refused when I try to do that.

I think you need to fix listen_addresses, not pg_hba.conf.

            regards, tom lane

Re: Can someone have a look at my pg_hba.conf file ?

From
Oliver Elphick
Date:
On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 17:05 +0200, Steven De Vriendt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to reach my postgres database via a remote connection. Yet
> my connection is refused when I try to do that.
> I'm using Ubuntu Feisty
> Following lines are now in my pg_hba.conf-file:
...
> # Connections for all PCs on the subnet
> #
> # TYPE DATABASE USER IP-ADDRESS IP-MASK METHOD
> local     all     all     127.0.0.1/32 255.255.255.0                 trust

That should be "host", not "local".  Local means unix sockets on the
same machine.  Secondly, 127.0.0.1 is itself only the local machine.
Third, if you specify a CIDR address (with /nn) you don't specify a mask
as well.  You want something like "192.168.1.0/24" rather than
"127.0.0.1/32 255.255.255.0".


> When I try the following command:
>
> netstat -nlp | grep 5432
>
> I see my subnet mask isn't included:
>
> root@gis-webserver:~# netstat -nlp | grep 5432
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:5432          0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN     8292/postmaster
> unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     27162
> 8292/postmaster     /var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432

As Tom has already said, change listen_addresses in postgresql.conf and
restart the postmaster.  If you were connecting with the pg_hba.conf you
have listed, you should be seeing:

        psql: FATAL:  missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file
        HINT:  See server log for details.

>
> Can someone help me out ?
>
> Thanks !
>
> Steven
>
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