Re: [pgAdmin][RM-2341]: Add menu option for starting PSQL

From: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
To: Nikhil Mohite <nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Akshay Joshi <akshay(dot)joshi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgadmin-hackers <pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Fahar Abbas <fahar(dot)abbas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [pgAdmin][RM-2341]: Add menu option for starting PSQL
Date: 2021-06-14 13:18:16
Message-ID: CA+OCxow8fC0qLRH=aDEQtdVTXc+keEV4Vssp55-FqsD=TxF3sQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 2:13 PM Nikhil Mohite <
nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi Akshay,
>
> Please find the updated patch for psql, Updated invalid command logic
> added 3 more commands in it.
> 1. \copy or \COPY
> 2. \e or \E
> 3. \ef or \EF
>

Should they just be case insensitive?

>
> Now user can't execute these commands if allow shell commands is set to
> False.
>

What about \lo_import and \lo_export? I think those are potentially
dangerous too. Also, \echo.

>
> If required any changes please let me know.
>
> Regards,
> Nikhil Mohite
>
> On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 11:48 AM Akshay Joshi <
> akshay(dot)joshi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, the patch applied.
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 10:55 AM Nikhil Mohite <
>> nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Team,
>>>
>>> PFA patch v8
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 10:25 AM Nikhil Mohite <
>>> nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Team,
>>>>
>>>> Please find the updated patch for the PSQL tool, Added check if the
>>>> Windows version is not supporting the ConPty or WinPty disable the PSQL for
>>>> that version. (PSQL option will not visible to the user).
>>>>
>>>> I have raised the issue with "pywinpty"
>>>> https://github.com/spyder-ide/pywinpty/issues/161
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Nikhil Mohite
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 6:25 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:45 PM Fahar Abbas <
>>>>> fahar(dot)abbas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:39 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 9:35 AM Fahar Abbas <
>>>>>>> fahar(dot)abbas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sure Dave, I will create a new VM with the latest iso.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not the latest. 1809 please. And if that doesn't work, 1909. We need
>>>>>>> to understand exactly what versions work and which don't.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> pgadmin4 is working fine on Windows 10 x64(1809).
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Great, thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do I also need to test pgadmin4 on 1909 iso?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think so. I'm 99% certain that what we're seeing is that it
>>>>> works on the versions of Windows that support conpty, but not the older
>>>>> ones where the pywinpty library is *supposed* to fall back to using winpty.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hopefully Nikhil can get to the bottom of the problem with the
>>>>> pywinpty folks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nikhil is not able to reproduce the issue on Windows 10 with the
>>>>>>>> latest version. So the issue is reproducible with older versions.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:28 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 9:25 AM Fahar Abbas <
>>>>>>>>> fahar(dot)abbas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hmm, I assume that is version 1607. Can you test with 1809 please?
>>>>>>>>> And if that doesn't work, try 1909.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:12 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 7:44 AM Fahar Abbas <
>>>>>>>>>>> fahar(dot)abbas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> pgadmin4 is failing on following operating systems :
>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows 2016
>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows 2012
>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows 07
>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows 2008R2
>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows 10 64
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What version of Windows 10? I *think* conpty was introduced in
>>>>>>>>>>> 1809.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> pgadmin4 is working fine in following operating system:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows 2019
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 7:51 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 2:22 PM Nikhil Mohite <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 6:37 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM Nikhil Mohite <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 5:22 PM Dave Page <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 11:08 AM Nikhil Mohite <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nikhil(dot)mohite(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave/ Team,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are facing an issue with winpty.dll on Windows server
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2016 and Windows 7(these are platforms on which we have tested).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Files required for winpty are present in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> site-packages but still, it is unable to load the winpty.dll file on these
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> specific platforms. We have tested it on Windows 10 pro and Windows server
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2019 and it is working fine. (Also tried building the local pywinpty but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unable to build it.) ref link for winPty
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/rprichard/winpty#:~:text=winpty%20is%20a%20Windows%20software,in%20a%20Cygwin%2FMSYS%20pty.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does winpty.exe run, if executed from the command line
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instead of pgAdmin? If not, does dependency walker show any missing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> libraries that are required?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not found the winpty.exe in site packages, but as per the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> winpty documents "winpty-agent.exe" will start the process with a new,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hidden console window. It is not showing any error while installing the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> package. I tried to use it outside the pgAdmin but still facing the same
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> error "Exception in import winpty DLL load failed while importing winpty:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The specified procedure could not be found."(created a separate python
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> environment for this)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. if try to run winpty-agent.exe from the command line, it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shows the user entered inputs on the same terminal, not showing any errors.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. I found winpty.exe in the other installed app (Git
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> command line: C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\usr\bin) if try to run it through
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the command line not getting any error, it is showing user entered inputs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the same terminal. (It is not related to pgAdmin but just tried to check
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> winpty.exe throwing any error or not)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmmm, that sounds oddly similar to an issue I had with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kerberos on Windows when I was mucking around with that. I can't remember
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the exact details, but as a test, does the problem go away if winpty.dll is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> copied into the Windows system32 directory?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tried it but still facing the same issue.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> OK, I had a fiddle around, and see the same thing. I can't do
>>>>>>>>>>>>> a simple import of winpty. On 2019 it's fine. I tried various tricks that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've used in the past to make sure libraries are found etc.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Could this be because it's trying to use the conpty interface
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in Windows 10 and above?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> If we can't get this to work tomorrow, I think it's fine to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> simply hide the menu options and button if the server detects it's running
>>>>>>>>>>>>> on an unsupported version of Windows. Of course, this should be documented.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> We also need to make sure we know *exactly* what versions it does and does
>>>>>>>>>>>>> not work on.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blog: https://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> EDB: https://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Fahar Abbas
>>>>>>>>>>>> EnterpriseDB Corporation
>>>>>>>>>>>> Phone Office: +92-51-835-8874
>>>>>>>>>>>> Phone Direct: +92-51-8466803
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mobile: +92-333-5409707
>>>>>>>>>>>> Skype ID: *live:fahar.abbas*
>>>>>>>>>>>> Website: www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>>>>>>> Blog: https://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> EDB: https://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Fahar Abbas
>>>>>>>>>> EnterpriseDB Corporation
>>>>>>>>>> Phone Office: +92-51-835-8874
>>>>>>>>>> Phone Direct: +92-51-8466803
>>>>>>>>>> Mobile: +92-333-5409707
>>>>>>>>>> Skype ID: *live:fahar.abbas*
>>>>>>>>>> Website: www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>>>>> Blog: https://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> EDB: https://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Fahar Abbas
>>>>>>>> EnterpriseDB Corporation
>>>>>>>> Phone Office: +92-51-835-8874
>>>>>>>> Phone Direct: +92-51-8466803
>>>>>>>> Mobile: +92-333-5409707
>>>>>>>> Skype ID: *live:fahar.abbas*
>>>>>>>> Website: www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>>> Blog: https://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> EDB: https://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Fahar Abbas
>>>>>> EnterpriseDB Corporation
>>>>>> Phone Office: +92-51-835-8874
>>>>>> Phone Direct: +92-51-8466803
>>>>>> Mobile: +92-333-5409707
>>>>>> Skype ID: *live:fahar.abbas*
>>>>>> Website: www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>> Blog: https://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>
>>>>> EDB: https://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>> --
>> *Thanks & Regards*
>> *Akshay Joshi*
>> *pgAdmin Hacker | Principal Software Architect*
>> *EDB Postgres <http://edbpostgres.com>*
>>
>> *Mobile: +91 976-788-8246*
>>
>

--
Dave Page
Blog: https://pgsnake.blogspot.com
Twitter: @pgsnake

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