Re: pg_hba.conf

Your ip address range is probably different when connecting via a VPN rather than in the office. By default postgres will not allow connections from other locations even if tcpip_socket is true without specifying an ip address range, database etc.

Checkout the docs. There is a section on pg_hba.conf.

Mike

On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 01:02:12PM -0400, LSanchez(at)ameritrade(dot)com wrote:
> Yes I can ping the server if not connected via VPN.
>
> I'm using EMS PostgreSQL Manager, which works if not via VPN.
>
> Yes, postgresql.conf's tcpip_socket = true.
>
> The log says: FATAL: No pg_hba.conf entry for host 10.29.15.113, user
> postgres, database TEST.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Regards,
> - Lily Anne
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Treat [mailto:xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net]
> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 8:04 PM
> To: LSanchez(at)ameritrade(dot)com
> Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] pg_hba.conf
>
> can you ping the server that postgresql is living on? or maybe your
> misrepresenting the error message... what program are you using to try
> and
> connect? can you verify that tcpip_sockets is turned on the server?
> also, if
> it is a database problem there will be an exact error message being
> reported
> in the logs of type FATAL, can you send us that?
>
> Robert Treat
>
> On Friday 21 May 2004 17:01, LSanchez(at)ameritrade(dot)com wrote:
> > Thanks Robert!
> >
> > I did that as well and still didn't work. Any other ideas?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Treat [mailto:xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net]
> > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 4:41 PM
> > To: LSanchez(at)ameritrade(dot)com
> > Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
> > Subject: Re: [ADMIN] pg_hba.conf
> >
> > On Thu, 2004-05-20 at 19:52, LSanchez(at)ameritrade(dot)com wrote:
> > > I'm trying to access our test postgreSQL server via VPN and even
> >
> > though
> >
> > > I already setup the host for the vpn's ip address, I'm still getting
> >
> > an
> >
> > > error similar to "host for vpn address does not exist"
> > >
> > > What am I doing incorrectly?
> >
> > The error similar to that that I am thinking of would indicate that
> the
> > ip address of your client machine does not fall into the scheme laid
> out
> > in your pg_hba.conf. Most likely you need to add your home machines ip
> > into the pg_hba.conf (or open up one of the existing entries to
> include
> > the machine your connecting from)
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Robert Treat
>
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