Re: .pgpass not working ( centos7, pgagent_96 )

Just to be sure, you are able to login to the database from psql? psql -h
localhost -U postgres ?

Payal Singh,
Database Administrator,
OmniTI Computer Consulting Inc.
Phone: 240.646.0770 x 253

On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 12:23 PM, JaeWon Lee <thejaewon(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Thanks ^^
> I tested same thing for OS user 'root' (/root), 'postgres'
> (/var/lib/pgsql ), and other two normal users who has home directory in
> /home.
> But I got same error.
> ---- [ pgagent_96.log ]
> WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 10): fe_sendauth:
> no password supplied
> ERROR: Stopping pgAgent: Couldn't establish the primary connection with
> the database server.
>
>
> 2017-10-17 0:17 GMT+09:00 David G. Johnston <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>
>> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 1:02 AM, JaeWon Lee <thejaewon(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 5. Checked my .pgpass file. ( .pgpass is in frank's home directory.
>>> /home/frank )
>>>
>> ​
>> Frankly[1], this is probably your problem. pgAgent is most likely not
>> running as user "frank". You need to identify what O/S user the
>> application is running under and place the .pgpass file in that user's home
>> directory.
>>
>> David J.
>> ​
>> 1. pun intended...
>>
>>
>