Re: Postgres client/server parameters?

Thank you Mallah, I think I understand now how to setup the host system
with changes to GUC and pg_hba.conf files. But what do I need to do on
the client side as far as letting application know which database and
where it is located?

Thank you,
Jim Apsey
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mallah(at)trade-india(dot)com wrote:

>Yes you may run postmaster with -i option but its simpler to modify
>postgresql.conf file (also known as GUC)
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>uncomment the line
>#tcp_connections=false
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>and change false to true.
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>then change pg_hba.conf file to allow access from the client ip address.
>that file is exemplified .
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>if you still face problem revert back
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>regds
>mallah
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>>Please refer me to a source which explains in some detail how to access a database residing on
>>a server. I've already setup the server database and have applications running on the server
>>which successfullly use the Postgres database. Now I want/need to access this database from a
>> client workstation. Please help me set needed parameters on a host and client in order to
>>access pgsql from that client workstation. I think I also need to run postmaster with the
>>"-i" parameter and perhaps I need to modify the HOST:$PGDATA/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf
>>file. I have been reading:
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>>http://www.ca.postgresql.org/docs/faq-english.html but I still don't know how to do it.
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>>Red Hat gives no support on this simple question. I just need a little help or a suggestion
>>or two.
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>>Thank you,
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>>Jim Apsey
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