Re: PostgreSQL 7.3 and SuSE 8.1 problem

Make sure you have started the server allowing TCP/IP connections (-i
option form postmaster command). Otherwise, only local Unix domain
socket connections are accepted.

Regards,
Raul Gutierrez

"Andrei Verovski (aka MacGuru)" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have problem with SuSE Linux 8.1 and PostgreSQL 7.3 (all SuSE built
> packages).
>
> PostgreSQL server (which is launched via "rcpostgesql start") refuses
> connections from localhost (to any database), whenever I am trying to
> connect with phpPgAdmin or pgaccess with message "blah blah blah...
> refused connection" as user "postgres" and no password (or password of
> UNIX user "postgres").
>
> However, I can connect with psql command-line utility as user
> "postgres", AND with Webmin (without any additional logon parameters
> except root/password at the beginning). This is quite strange.
>
> I have checked PostgreSQL config files (hba.conf), and enabled all
> connections from localhost and local network (192.168.*.*) with "trust"
> parameter.
>
> Also, I have changed password for UNIX user "postgres" as "abc", but
> anyway, it did not worked from PHP and pgaccess.
>
> PS. Yes, I have done "initdb", and PostgreSQL server is running.
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestion.
>
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