Re: Accessing Postgres Server and database from other Machine

> On 5 Dec 2020, at 10:05, Paul Förster <paul(dot)foerster(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> Hi Hemil,
>
>> On 05. Dec, 2020, at 07:50, Hemil Ruparel <hemilruparel2002(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>
>> Did you restart postgres after changing pg_hba.conf?
>
> that shouldn't be necessary for changes in pg_hba.conf. Just do either on the command line:
>
> $ pg_ctl reload

While you’re in there, also verify that something is listening on the port (see below)

$ netstat -an

> or from psql:
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> postgres=# select pg_reload_conf();
>
> You can then see the effective result immediately in pg_hab_file_rules:
>
> postgres=# table pg_hba_file_rules;

Also:

postgres=# show listen_addresses;

postgres=# show port;

Those will tell you whether the server is listening on the network and on the expected port.

Alban Hertroys
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