setup-database-server-with-postgresql-and-pgadmin3 - postgresql

We have set up postgres 9.0 on our new debian 6.0 server
We want to remotely connect to this database server.
We followed the steps in the below url
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-setup-database-server-with-postgresql-and-pgadmin3.html
But when restart our database it thows the foloowing error
authentication option not in name=value format: sameuser
Any advice on how to access database server remotely using pgadmin 3 would be much appreciated

According to this link, there was changed format of configuration file pg_hba.conf. Remove, please, keyword sameuser from it.

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postgresql pg library taking windows username instead of postgresql

i am using pg lib in strapi application, where initially it creates postgres connection using correct postgresql username(postgres), database name(strapi_db) and password(postgres) but after login it changed it to connect using my windows 10 username(rayappan.a, and database as rayappan.a). it seems strange to me because i never configured anywhere to use my windows credentials for POSTGRESQL connection. please any one tell me how to fix username connection issue
Regards,
Rayappan Antoniraj
Take a look into https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING . It states that username:
Defaults to be the same as the operating system name of the user running the application."
The database name:
Defaults to be the same as the user name.
So it seems a new connection with parameters not set is made.

Connect Postman to Postgres

There is a problem.
I need to access Postgres Database from Postman. Database isn't local, it is on a server, but I have full connection string (host, db_name, user_name/password, scheme).
Any chances to do it?
I tried PostgREST, but I can't install it. I have LIBPQ.dll is not found error. I installed it but it was no help, I still have 0xc00007b error.
So that I can't install PostgREST.
Should I install it on the server where DB is located?
And is there any other way?
update: I managed to overcome all the errors (here is the note how to overcome 0xc00007b error: https://postgrest.org/en/stable/install.html).
Now I can call postgrest from cmd with the flag --help, but it's still not connected to the database.
update2: I managed the connection by putting postgrest.conf filled file in the same directory as postgrest.exe file and running in from cmd.
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Tableau Desktop connection to PostgreSQL DB using Certificate Authentication over SSL/TLS

I connect to my PostgreSQL databases (which run on AWS EC2 instances) using certificate authentication (and not passwords). An example of a psql command I would use to connect to one of my databases is:
psql "host=<AWS EC2 instance> user=<db user> sslcert=<path to .crt> sslkey=<path to .key> sslrootcert=<path to .crt> sslmode=require dbname=<db name>"
I would like to be able to connect Tableau Desktop to one of my databases. The standard PostgreSQL connector does not allow me to specify which SSL certs to use (but it does have a Require SSL checkbox - which I think is for encryption not authentication).
So I have tried to use the ODBC connector. I make the following entries:
Connect Using
Driver: PostgreSQL Unicode
Connection Attributes
Server: <AWS EC2 instance>
Port: 5432
Database: <db name>
Username: <db user>
String Extras: sslcert=<path to .crt>; sslkey=<path to .key>; sslrootcert=<path to .crt>; sslmode=require
By much trial and error I think the String Extras require a semicolon as a delimiter, but I still cannot connect. I get the error message:
An error occurred while communicating with Other Databases (ODBC).
Unable to connect to the server. Check that the server is running and that you have access privileges to the requested database.
FATAL: connection requires a valid client certificate
Generic ODBC requires additional configuration. The driver and DSN (data source name) must be installed and configured to match the connection.
Unable to connect to the server "<AWS EC2 instance>" using the driver "PostgreSQL Unicode". Check that the server is running and that you have access privileges to the requested database.
I would be really grateful to hear from anyone who has connected Tableau Desktop to PostgreSQL using certificate authentication and could tell me what I’m doing wrong. Cheers!
I managed to fix this myself, and just in case there's someone out there who might be vaguely interested I'll go through the salient features:
1. Created a DSN (Data Store Name)
This made testing much easier rather than constantly retyping details into dialog boxes.
Rather than create manually I used this: http://www.odbcmanager.net/
On Mac OS I had to run it as sudo from the terminal or it wouldn't create anything.
I created a User DSN, which on my Mac have details stored in /Users/<user name>/.odbc.ini
It picked up the PostgreSQL Unicode driver that I'd previously installed. On Mac OS you might need to do brew install brew install psqlodbc and/or brew install unixodbc
Most of the configuration was specified by adding key/value pairs e.g. DBNAME <db name>
Set SSLMODE verify-ca (changed from require to make behaviour specific - psql assumes verify-ca/verify-full if SSL certs are supplied)
The cert paths are set with key Pqopt, value sslcert=<path to .crt> sslkey=<path to .key> sslrootcert=<path to .crt>. Must be lower case and only spaces between entries!
Here's what it added to my user's odbc.ini file:
[<DSN name>]
Driver = <path to driver, this was mine /usr/local/lib/psqlodbcw.so>
Description = <description>
SSLMODE = verify-ca
HOST = <host>
DBNAME = <database>
PORT = 5432
UID = <db user>
Pqopt = sslcert=<path to .crt> sslkey=<path to .key> sslrootcert=<path to .crt>
2. Tableau Desktop Connection
Select Other Database (ODBC) connector.
Select the DSN you created previously (it should be automatically picked up), it will automatically populate host, port, db and user fields, then click Sign In.
Once signed in behaviour was slightly different to the dedicated PostgreSQL connector. Tables did not appear on left-hand side initially. But they are accessible - they can all be displayed by clicking on the 'contains' radio button and searching with a blank name.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you've got any questions.

How to connect PGAdmin3 to Cloud66 hosted Postgres

I have a Cloud66 hosted web app and Postgres database (on a dedicated server)
I'd like to connect to the Postgres DB via PGAdmin3 but I have been unable to configure Postgres to accept my connection.
I have added the following line to pg_hba.conf
host all all 86.161.230.162/32 md5
I have checked that postgresql.conf has the following setting:
listen_addresses = '*'
Any ideas?
The doubt in my mind is - Am I editing the correct version of these files? They took me a while to find and now I'm wondering if maybe there not the correct versions. These files are located in the directory
./usr/local/pgsql/data/
Advice/guidance all appreciated.
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PostgreSQL: One database to multiple user

I have PostgreSQL 9.3 version. I have created database name db1 now I need it to share with other users who all are connected with the LAN's to connect other applications with the same database.
In SQL Server: We can do this by selecting server name with login details.
Question:
Is it possible in PostgreSQL?
If yes, how can do this?
What is the procedure?
You will need to modify pg_hba.conf to allow remote connections to the database. Information about pg_hba.conf can be found here.
After that, you can connect programatically with a connection string, or similar to your image, with a GUI application like pgAdmin.
To connect (remotely or locally) from pgAdmin choose File -> Add Server... and enter the connection information into the dialog box. Here's an example of the window:
Your client computers will also need to have PostgreSQL drivers as well. If you're doing this in Windows, you'll probably be using ODBC. The PostgreSQL ODBC drivers are here. Info on the connection string format can be found here.
Here's an example of what pgAdmin looks like: