bob mendoza wrote:
>
> hey.
>
> i'm using debian with the following configuration:
>
> postgresql 7.1release-4
> postgresql-cli 7.1release-4
> postgresql-con 6.5.3-26
> postgresql-doc 7.1release-4
> postgresql-sli 6.3.2
>
> and i want it to listen to on tcp/ip as well as the
> defaul unix socket. the stuff i've read says that i
> need to put the following in
> /etc/postgresql/postmaster.init
>
> PGALLOWTCPIP=yes
> PGPORT=5432
>
> it seems that the file listed above is no longer being
> used in debian to configure postgres. so i thought i
> would use the pg_hba.conf file instead. no luck. can
> someone tell me where i have to put this informatoin?
> i've used redhat in the past and all i had to do was
> use the '-i' option when starting the postmaster.
>
> the stuff in debian is a bit confusing. any help would
> be appreciated.
These configuration options are now in /etc/postgresql/postgresql.conf - the file
format, while different to the previous version under Debian, is well documented
within the file.
Cheers,
Andrew.
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