Thread: .pgpass not working (CentOS7, pgAgent_96 )
Hi, .pgpass seems to be not working.
Could you check my pgagent setting?
pgagent : pgagent_96 3.4.0-9.rhel7 ( installed package using yum )
2. Before starting pgagent, I checked status of pgagent. ( I did not enable pgagent_96 service. )
[frank@web]$ systemctl status pgagent_96.service
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/
Active: inactive (dead)
3. I started pgagent. At first it looks successful. But after tens of seconds, it failed to create connection and died.
( While starting CentOs asked me frank's OS password. )
[frank@web]$ systemctl start pgagent_96.service
[frank@web]$ systemctl status pgagent_96.service
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/ pgagent_96.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since 2017-10-16 16:42:11 KST; 5s ago
Process: 9507 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 9510 (pgagent_96)
CGroup: /system.slice/pgagent_96. service
└─9510 /usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s /var/log/pgagent_96.log hostaddr=127.0.0.1 dbname=postgres user=postgres port=5432
16 Oct 16:42:11 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6...
16 Oct 16:42:11 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6.
[frank@web]$ systemctl status pgagent_96.service
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/
Active: active (running) since 2017-10-16 16:42:11 KST; 5s ago
Process: 9507 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 9510 (pgagent_96)
CGroup: /system.slice/pgagent_96.
└─9510 /usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s /var/log/pgagent_96.log hostaddr=127.0.0.1 dbname=postgres user=postgres port=5432
16 Oct 16:42:11 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6...
16 Oct 16:42:11 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6.
(After tens of seconds... )
[frank@web]$ systemctl status pgagent_96.service
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 2017-10-16 16:42:56 KST; 4min 9s ago
Process: 9507 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 9510 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
16 Oct 16:42:11 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6...
16 Oct 16:42:11 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6.
16 Oct 16:42:56 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
16 Oct 16:42:56 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Unit pgagent_96.service entered failed state.
16 Oct 16:42:56 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service failed.
4. I checked pgagent log.
( Log in /var/log/pgagent_96.log )
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 1): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 2): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 3): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 4): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 5): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 6): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 7): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 8): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 9): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 10): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
ERROR: Stopping pgAgent: Couldn't establish the primary connection with the database server.
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 1): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 2): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 3): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 4): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 5): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 6): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 7): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 8): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 9): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 10): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
ERROR: Stopping pgAgent: Couldn't establish the primary connection with the database server.
5. Checked my .pgpass file. ( .pgpass is in frank's home directory. /home/frank )
[frank@web]$ ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. frank frank unconfined_u:object_r:user_ home_t:s0 .pgpass
[frank@web]$ ls -al .pgpass
-rw-------. 1 frank frank 43 16 Oct 16:23 .pgpass
[frank@web]$ id -Z
unconfined_u:unconfined_r: unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
[frank@web]$ id
uid=1000(frank) gid=1000(frank) groups=1000(frank),10(wheel) context=unconfined_u: unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0- s0:c0.c1023
[frank@web]$ ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. frank frank unconfined_u:object_r:user_
[frank@web]$ ls -al .pgpass
-rw-------. 1 frank frank 43 16 Oct 16:23 .pgpass
[frank@web]$ id -Z
unconfined_u:unconfined_r:
[frank@web]$ id
uid=1000(frank) gid=1000(frank) groups=1000(frank),10(wheel) context=unconfined_u:
6. Checked my pg_hba.conf.
[frank@web]$ su - postgres
[frank@web]$ su - postgres
-bash-4.2$ pwd
/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data
-bash-4.2$ ls -alZ pg_hba.conf
-rw-------. postgres postgres unconfined_u:object_r:postgresql_db_t:s0 pg_hba.conf( pg_hba.conf )/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data
-bash-4.2$ ls -alZ pg_hba.conf
( pg_hba.conf )
# TYPE DATABASE USER ADDRESS METHOD# "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only
#local all all
local all all
# IPv4 local connections:
#host all all 127.0.0.1/32 ident
host all all 122.32.2.21/32 md5 (122.32.2.21 is my server's IP )
# IPv6 local connections:
#host all all ::1/128 ident
host all all ::1/128 md5
# Allow replication connections from localhost, by a user with the
# replication privilege.
#local replication postgres
#host replication postgres 127.0.0.1/32 ident
#host replication postgres ::1/128 ident
7. I changed postgres user's password like this.
postgres=# ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD 'pwd';
8. Content of .pgpass file.
localhost:5432:postgres:postgres:pwd
9. I changed owner, group of .pgpass from frank to postgres. But the result was same.
I tested same thing for OS user 'root' (/root), 'postgres' (/var/lib/pgsql ), and other two normal users who has home directory in /home.
========== (1)Try to start as OS user 'root'
uid=26(postgres) gid=26(postgres) groups=26(postgres) context=unconfined_u:
10. Of course, I can log in database like this. But I can not use .pgpass file.
[root@web bin]# su - postgres
-bash-4.2$ psql -h localhost -U postgres
psql (9.6.5)
postgres=#
[Content of /etc/profile]
export PGDATA=/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data
export PGPASSFILE=/var/lib/pgsql/.pgpass
-bash-4.2$ echo $PGPASSFILE
/var/lib/pgsql/.pgpass
-bash-4.2$ ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. postgres postgres unconfined_u:object_r:postgresql_db_t:s0 .pgpass
-bash-4.2$ systemctl start pgagent_96
8. Content of .pgpass file.
localhost:5432:postgres:postgres:pwd
9. I changed owner, group of .pgpass from frank to postgres. But the result was same.
I tested same thing for OS user 'root' (/root), 'postgres' (/var/lib/pgsql ), and other two normal users who has home directory in /home.
========== (1)Try to start as OS user 'root'
[root@web frank]# ls -al .pgpass
-rw-------. 1 postgres postgres 43 10월 16 17:08 .pgpass
[root@web frank]# ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. postgres postgres unconfined_u:object_r:user_hom e_t:s0 .pgpass
[root@web frank]# cat .pgpass
localhost:5432:postgres:postgr es:pwd
[root@web frank]# systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
[root@web frank]# systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgage nt_96.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 2017-10-16 23:33:15 KST; 3s ago
Process: 25928 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 25930 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
16 Oct 23:32:30 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for Postgre....
16 Oct 23:32:30 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreS....
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service: main pro...E
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Unit pgagent_96.service ente....
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
========== (2)Try to start as OS user 'frank'
[frank@web ~]$ systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
[frank@web ~]$ systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgage nt_96.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 월 2017-10-16 23:41:03 KST; 1min 21s ago
Process: 26531 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 26533 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
16 Oct 23:40:18 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for Postgre....
16 Oct 23:40:18 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreS....
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service: main pro...E
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Unit pgagent_96.service ente....
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
========== (3)Try to start as OS user 'postgres'
-bash-4.2$ systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
-bash-4.2$ systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgage nt_96.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 월 2017-10-16 23:54:22 KST; 21s ago
Process: 27511 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 27515 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
-rw-------. 1 postgres postgres 43 10월 16 17:08 .pgpass
[root@web frank]# ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. postgres postgres unconfined_u:object_r:user_hom
[root@web frank]# cat .pgpass
localhost:5432:postgres:postgr
[root@web frank]# systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
[root@web frank]# systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgage
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 2017-10-16 23:33:15 KST; 3s ago
Process: 25928 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 25930 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
16 Oct 23:32:30 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for Postgre....
16 Oct 23:32:30 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreS....
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service: main pro...E
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Unit pgagent_96.service ente....
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
========== (2)Try to start as OS user 'frank'
[frank@web ~]$ systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
[frank@web ~]$ systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgage
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 월 2017-10-16 23:41:03 KST; 1min 21s ago
Process: 26531 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 26533 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
16 Oct 23:40:18 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for Postgre....
16 Oct 23:40:18 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreS....
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service: main pro...E
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Unit pgagent_96.service ente....
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
========== (3)Try to start as OS user 'postgres'
-bash-4.2$ systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
-bash-4.2$ systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgage
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 월 2017-10-16 23:54:22 KST; 21s ago
Process: 27511 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 27515 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
============(4) Security context of 'root' and 'frank' and 'postgres'
-- root
[root@web ~]# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) context=unconfined_u:unconfine d_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0. c1023
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) context=unconfined_u:unconfine
-- frank
[frank@web ~]$ id
uid=1000(frank) gid=1000(frank) groups=1000(frank),10(wheel) context=unconfined_u:unconfine d_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0. c1023
uid=1000(frank) gid=1000(frank) groups=1000(frank),10(wheel) context=unconfined_u:unconfine
-- postgres
-bash-4.2$ iduid=26(postgres) gid=26(postgres) groups=26(postgres) context=unconfined_u:
unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s 0:c0.c1023
10. Of course, I can log in database like this. But I can not use .pgpass file.
[root@web bin]# su - postgres
-bash-4.2$ psql -h localhost -U postgres
psql (9.6.5)
postgres=#
11. Currently, I think this problem may be related to security context of .pgpass.
pgagent_96 or systemd may not be allowed to read .pgpass file ... ( Just my guess ^^ )
I'm checking if pgagent_96 or systemd can read .pgpass.
pgagent_96 or systemd may not be allowed to read .pgpass file ... ( Just my guess ^^ )
I'm checking if pgagent_96 or systemd can read .pgpass.
I set PGPASSFILE variable in /etc/profile and tried to start pgagent_96 changing .pgpass context type from user_home_t to postgresql_db_t, bin_t, usr_t.
But I got same error.
[Content of /etc/profile]
export PGDATA=/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data
export PGPASSFILE=/var/lib/pgsql/.pgpass
-bash-4.2$ echo $PGPASSFILE
/var/lib/pgsql/.pgpass
-bash-4.2$ ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. postgres postgres unconfined_u:object_r:postgresql_db_t:s0 .pgpass
-bash-4.2$ systemctl start pgagent_96
====> failed to start pgAgent_96. same error.
[root@web frank]# ls -alZ /usr/bin/pgagent_96
-rwxr-xr-x. root root system_u:object_r:bin_t:s0 /usr/bin/pgagent_96
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-rwxr-xr-x. root root system_u:object_r:bin_t:s0 /usr/bin/pgagent_96
[root@web frank]# ls -alZ /usr/lib/systemd/systemd
-rwxr-xr-x. root root system_u:object_r:init_exec_t: s0 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd
[root@web frank]# ls -alZ /var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/pg_ hba.conf
-rw-------. postgres postgres unconfined_u:object_r: postgresql_db_t:s0 /var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/pg_ hba.conf
-rwxr-xr-x. root root system_u:object_r:init_exec_t:
[root@web frank]# ls -alZ /var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/pg_
-rw-------. postgres postgres unconfined_u:object_r:
Now, I don't know what I should try. Help me please...
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