Re: Connecting to postgres from a romote machhine

Thank you so much for your help.
It worked.
Thanks again.
N.K.


nadiak@parkerglobal.com (N.K.) wrote in message news:<2d4502eb.0309111242.46dbddf4@posting.google.com>...
> Hi, I've just installed postgres on the Linux server. It is supposed
> to start automatically which I think it does since I can run an sql
> stmt right away.  When I'm trying to connect from a remote machine I
> get a message that the remote machine IP address is not specified  in
> pg_hba.conf, that there is no record of that machine there.
> ph_hba.conf is set up correctly, because when I run the following:
> postmaster -i -D /var/lib/pgsql/data
> from the command line, I'm able to easily connect to postgre from the
> remote machine.
> What's the deal here?  It's probably how postgres is started.
>
> here is my startup script:
>
> #! /bin/sh
> # postgresql    This is the init script for starting up the PostgreSQL
> #        server
> #
> # chkconfig: - 85 15
> # description: Starts and stops the PostgreSQL backend daemon that
> handles \
> #           all database requests.
> # processname: postmaster
> # pidfile: /var/run/postmaster.pid
>
> # Version 6.5.3-2 Lamar Owen
> # Added code to determine if PGDATA exists, whether it is current
> version
> #     or not, and initdb if no PGDATA (initdb will not overwrite a
> database).
>
> # Version 7.0 Lamar Owen
> # Added logging code
> # Changed PGDATA.
> #
>
> # Version 7.0.2 Trond Eivind Glomsrød <teg@redhat.com>
> # use functions, add conditional restart
>
> # Version 7.0.3 Lamar Owen <lamar@postgresql.org>
> # Check for the existence of functions before blindly using them
> # in particular -- check for success () and failure () before using.
> # More Cross-distribution support -- PGVERSION variable, and docdir
> checks.
>
> # Version 7.1 Release Candidate Lamar Owen <lamar@postgresql.org>
> # initdb parameters have changed.
>
> # Version 7.1.2 Trond Eivind Glomsrød <teg@redhat.com>
> # Specify shell for su
> # Handle stop better - kill unwanted output, make it wait until the
> database is ready
> # Handle locales slightly differently - always using "C" isn't a valid
> option
> # Kill output from database initialization
> # Mark messages for translation
>
> # Version 7.1.2-2.PGDG Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>
> # sync up.
> # Karl's fixes for some quoting issues.
>
> # Version 7.2b2 Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>
> # version change.
>
> # Version 7.2 final.  Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>
> # reload from Peter E.
> # Eliminate the pidof postmaster test in stop -- we're using pg_ctl so
> we don't need pidof.
> # Tested the $? return for the stop script -- it does in fact
> propagate.
> # TODO: multiple postmasters.
>
> # PGVERSION is:
> PGVERSION=7.2
>
> # Source function library.
> INITD=/etc/rc.d/init.d
> . $INITD/functions
>
> # Get function listing for cross-distribution logic.
> TYPESET=`typeset -f|grep "declare"`
>
> # Get config.
> . /etc/sysconfig/network
>
> # Check that networking is up.
> # Pretty much need it for postmaster.
> [ "${NETWORKING}" = "no" ] && exit 0
>
> [ -f /usr/bin/postmaster ] || exit 0
>
>
> start(){
>     PSQL_START=$"Starting postgresql service: "
>
>     # Check for older PGDATA location.
>     if [ -f /var/lib/pgsql/PG_VERSION ] && [ -d
> /var/lib/pgsql/base/template1 ]
>     then
>         export PGDATA=/var/lib/pgsql
>     else
>         export PGDATA=/var/lib/pgsql/data
>     fi
>
>     # Check for the PGDATA structure
>     if [ -f $PGDATA/PG_VERSION ] && [ -d $PGDATA/base ]
>     then
>     # Check version of existing PGDATA
>
>         if [ `cat $PGDATA/PG_VERSION` != '7.2' ]
>         then
>             SYSDOCDIR="(Your System's documentation directory)"
>             if [ -d /usr/doc/postgresql-$PGVERSION ]
>             then
>                 SYSDOCDIR=/usr/doc
>             fi
>             if [ -d /usr/share/doc/postgresql-$PGVERSION ]
>             then
>                 SYSDOCDIR=/usr/share/doc
>             fi
>             if [ -d /usr/doc/packages/postgresql-$PGVERSION ]
>             then
>                 SYSDOCDIR=/usr/doc/packages
>             fi
>             if [ -d /usr/share/doc/packages/postgresql-$PGVERSION ]
>             then
>                 SYSDOCDIR=/usr/share/doc/packages
>             fi
>             echo
>             echo -e $"An old version of the database format was found.\nYou
> need to upgrade the data format before using PostgreSQL.\nSee
> $SYSDOCDIR/postgresql-$PGVERSION/README.rpm-dist for more
> information."
>             exit 1
> #                       This doesn't seem to do anything useful...
> #        else
> #            if echo "$TYPESET"|grep "declare -f success ()" >/dev/null
> #            then
> #                success "$PSQL_CHECK"
> #            else
> #                echo "  [ OK ]"
> #            fi
> #            echo
>         fi
>
>     # No existing PGDATA! Initdb it.
>
>     else
>             echo -n $"Initializing database: "
>                 if [ ! -d $PGDATA ]
>         then
>             mkdir -p $PGDATA
>             chown postgres.postgres $PGDATA
>         fi
>         # Make sure the locale from the initdb is preserved for later
> startups...
>         [ -f /etc/sysconfig/i18n ] && cp /etc/sysconfig/i18n
> $PGDATA/../initdb.i18n
>         # Just in case no locale was set, use en_US
>         [ ! -f /etc/sysconfig/i18n ] && echo "LANG=en_US" >
> $PGDATA/../initdb.i18n
>         # Is expanded this early to be used in the command su runs
>         echo "export LANG LC_ALL LC_CTYPE LC_COLLATE LC_NUMERIC LC_CTYPE
> LC_TIME" >> $PGDATA/../initdb.i18n
>         # Initialize the database
>         su -l postgres -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/initdb
> --pgdata=/var/lib/pgsql/data > /dev/null 2>&1" < /dev/null
>         [ -f $PGDATA/PG_VERSION ] && echo_success
>         [ ! -f $PGDATA/PG_VERSION ] && echo_failure
>         echo
>      fi
>
>     # Check for postmaster already running...
>     pid=`pidof -s postmaster`
>     if [ $pid ]
>     then
>         echo $"Postmaster already running."
>     else
>         #all systems go -- remove any stale lock files
>         rm -f /tmp/.s.PGSQL.* > /dev/null
>         echo -n "$PSQL_START"
>         su -l postgres -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/pg_ctl  -D $PGDATA -o '-i' -p
> /usr/bin/postmaster start  > /dev/null 2>&1" < /dev/null
>          sleep 1
>          pid=`pidof -s postmaster`
>          if [ $pid ]
>         then
>             if echo "$TYPESET"|grep "declare -f success ()" >/dev/null
>             then
>                 success "$PSQL_START"
>             else
>                 echo "  [ OK ]"
>             fi
>             touch /var/lock/subsys/postgresql
>             echo $pid > /var/run/postmaster.pid
>             echo
>         else
>             if echo "$TYPESET"|grep "declare -f failure ()" >/dev/null
>             then
>                 failure "$PSQL_START"
>             else
>                 echo " [ FAILED ]"
>             fi
>             echo
>         fi
>     fi
> }
>
> stop(){
>     echo -n $"Stopping postgresql service: "
>     # Check for older PGDATA location.
>     if [ -f /var/lib/pgsql/PG_VERSION ] && [ -d
> /var/lib/pgsql/base/template1 ]
>     then
>         export PGDATA=/var/lib/pgsql
>     else
>         export PGDATA=/var/lib/pgsql/data
>     fi
>     su -l postgres -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/pg_ctl stop -D $PGDATA -s -m
> fast" > /dev/null 2>&1
>         ret=$?
>         if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then
>         echo_success
>         else
>             echo_failure
>         fi
>     echo
>     rm -f /var/run/postmaster.pid
>     rm -f /var/lock/subsys/postgresql
> }
>
> restart(){
>     stop
>     start
> }
>
> condrestart(){
>     [ -e /var/lock/subsys/postgresql ] && restart || :
> }
>
> reload(){
>     su -l postgres -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/pg_ctl reload -D $PGDATA
> -s" > /dev/null 2>&1
> }
>
> # This script is slightly unusual in that the name of the daemon
> (postmaster)
> # is not the same as the name of the subsystem (postgresql)
>
> # See how we were called.
> case "$1" in
>   start)
>     start
>     ;;
>   stop)
>     stop
>     ;;
>   status)
>     status postmaster
>     ;;
>   restart)
>     restart
>     ;;
>   condrestart)
>     condrestart
>     ;;
>   reload|force-reload)
>     reload
>     ;;
>   *)
>     echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|reload|force-reload}"
>     exit 1
> esac
>
> exit 0
>
>
> Please, let me know what should I do.
> N.K.