Hello:
I am new to PostgreSQL, though I have been working with several databases
since I began developing distributed systems (SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase).
I have been interested in PostgreSQL as an alternative to the commercial
level engines I have used.
I finally began working with it the other day and successfully installed
it on my Windows 2003 Server at home. Along with it I also installed
PgAdmin for database administration and development purposes.
Once everything was up and running I then installed PgAdmin on my primary
workstation so that I could use it to develop my database associated
components along with my projects in .NET. Here is where my problems
began with the connectivity.
Practically all of the issues were related to a damaged pg_hba.conf file
on my server. However, try as I might to correct the settings via the
corresponding editor, my connection problems on my workstation persisted.
I had noticed that the pg_hba.conf editor in PgAdmin was not responding
properly to saves and edits of my entries as many times when I brought the
data back up, entries I had just made were missing.
I finally decided to look at the pg_hba.conf file in a text editor since I
couldn't seem to eliminate my connection issue which was always re****ting
errors with this configuration file. What I found was a file that
contained entries that I had previously deleted while also showing an
entry that appeared to be incorrectly formatted. I cleaned up the file
manually and was able to eliminate the connectivity issue and successfully
connect from my workstation.
As a person new to the PostgreSQL database this issue should be of concern
since it involves connectivity. I would recommend the following:
1) Review the processing of the pg_hba.conf file editor in PGAdmin for
its accuracy since it appears to be rather inaccurate
currently.
2) Provide more in-depth do***entation in terms of working with this
particular configuration file. Right now the most im****tant
set of parameters, the IP address and the mask, are poorly clarified.
There should be far more examples than those already being
shown along with concise descriptions how to provide IP addresses for
a multitude of scenarios along with descriptions as to how to
associate them with the correct mask.
Steve Naidamast
blackfalconsoftware@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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