Thread: postgres connection issues

Dear all:

I searched the web and all what I tried did not work. So please bear with me:

I trying to access a database on a linux machine from a windows computer using SQuirrel:

postgres version 9.4.5

Squirrell version 3.7

However, I am getting the error message on SQuirrel:

Connection to host:5432 refused. Check that the hostname and port are correct and that the postmaster is accepting TCP/IP connections

This is what I have done:

a) Changed postgresql.conf: listen_addresses = '*'

b) edited pg_hba.conf: host all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust

    host all all 0.0.0.0/0 trust

c) The server is running and listening at the correct port on the linux site:

   ps -efl | grep postgres

    netstat -nlp | grep postgres

What else could I try to enable a communication?

Any suggestion is highly appreciated.

Best,

Markus

Hi

 

Probably this:

 

Add to your  pg_hba.conf

 

# IPv4 local connections:

host   all              all             127.0.0.1/32            trust

host   all              all             <ip of your windows machine>/32     trust

 

From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Markus Metz
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 3:25 PM
To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: [NOVICE] postgres connection issues

 

Dear all:

 

I searched the web and all what I tried did not work. So please bear with me:

 

I trying to access a database on a linux machine from a windows computer using SQuirrel:

postgres version 9.4.5

Squirrell version 3.7

 

However, I am getting the error message on SQuirrel:

Connection to host:5432 refused. Check that the hostname and port are correct and that the postmaster is accepting TCP/IP connections

 

This is what I have done:

a) Changed postgresql.conf: listen_addresses = '*'

b) edited pg_hba.conf: host all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust

    host all all 0.0.0.0/0 trust

c) The server is running and listening at the correct port on the linux site:

   ps -efl | grep postgres

    netstat -nlp | grep postgres

 

What else could I try to enable a communication?

 

Any suggestion is highly appreciated.

 

Best,

 

Markus

HI Markus,

 

Sounds like the issue is w/ squirrel then. Have you tried using pgAdmin? It can be downloaded from http://pgadmin.org

 

Good Luck

 

Kevin

 

 

From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Markus Metz
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 2:08 PM
To: Day, David <dday@redcom.com>; scrawford@pinpointresearch.com
Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] postgres connection issues

 

Hi David and Steve:

Thank you for your suggestions. 

 

I changed pg_hba.conf but no success. Same error.

 

I was able to connect via putty to the server via port 5432 according to 

http://www.postgresonline.com/journal/archives/38-PuTTY-for-SSH-Tunneling-to-PostgreSQL-Server.html

 

Cheers,

Markus

 

 

 

 

 

On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Day, David <dday@redcom.com> wrote:

Hi

 

Probably this:

 

Add to your  pg_hba.conf

 

# IPv4 local connections:

host   all              all             127.0.0.1/32            trust

host   all              all             <ip of your windows machine>/32     trust

 

From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Markus Metz
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 3:25 PM
To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: [NOVICE] postgres connection issues

 

Dear all:

 

I searched the web and all what I tried did not work. So please bear with me:

 

I trying to access a database on a linux machine from a windows computer using SQuirrel:

postgres version 9.4.5

Squirrell version 3.7

 

However, I am getting the error message on SQuirrel:

Connection to host:5432 refused. Check that the hostname and port are correct and that the postmaster is accepting TCP/IP connections

 

This is what I have done:

a) Changed postgresql.conf: listen_addresses = '*'

b) edited pg_hba.conf: host all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust

    host all all 0.0.0.0/0 trust

c) The server is running and listening at the correct port on the linux site:

   ps -efl | grep postgres

    netstat -nlp | grep postgres

 

What else could I try to enable a communication?

 

Any suggestion is highly appreciated.

 

Best,

 

Markus

 

Hi,

 

Did you restart or force reload of configuration files by  postgress after any of your changes to pg_hba.conf or postgresql.conf file.

Your  pg_hba entry of 0.0.0.0/0 trust should have allowed any client attachment. So my initial suggestion was

un-necessary.

 

Dave

 

 

 

 

From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Markus Metz
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 5:08 PM
To: Day, David; scrawford@pinpointresearch.com
Cc: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] postgres connection issues

 

Hi David and Steve:

Thank you for your suggestions. 

 

I changed pg_hba.conf but no success. Same error.

 

I was able to connect via putty to the server via port 5432 according to 

http://www.postgresonline.com/journal/archives/38-PuTTY-for-SSH-Tunneling-to-PostgreSQL-Server.html

 

Cheers,

Markus

 

 

 

 

 

On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Day, David <dday@redcom.com> wrote:

Hi

 

Probably this:

 

Add to your  pg_hba.conf

 

# IPv4 local connections:

host   all              all             127.0.0.1/32            trust

host   all              all             <ip of your windows machine>/32     trust

 

From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Markus Metz
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 3:25 PM
To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: [NOVICE] postgres connection issues

 

Dear all:

 

I searched the web and all what I tried did not work. So please bear with me:

 

I trying to access a database on a linux machine from a windows computer using SQuirrel:

postgres version 9.4.5

Squirrell version 3.7

 

However, I am getting the error message on SQuirrel:

Connection to host:5432 refused. Check that the hostname and port are correct and that the postmaster is accepting TCP/IP connections

 

This is what I have done:

a) Changed postgresql.conf: listen_addresses = '*'

b) edited pg_hba.conf: host all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust

    host all all 0.0.0.0/0 trust

c) The server is running and listening at the correct port on the linux site:

   ps -efl | grep postgres

    netstat -nlp | grep postgres

 

What else could I try to enable a communication?

 

Any suggestion is highly appreciated.

 

Best,

 

Markus