Re: How to connect to a remote database

On Thu, 7 Sep 2000 07:21:57 -0400 (EDT), pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
said:

> Martin Kuria (martinkuria(at)hotmail(dot)com) reports a bug with a severity of 2
> The lower the number the more severe it is.
>
> Short Description
> How to connect to a remote database
>
> Long Description
> This may be a dumb question, but how do I connect to a remote database
> using postgresql, or rather psql?

This isn't really a bug, is it? :)

"man psql" shows your options - you need "-h hostname_here".
See "man psql" for more.

You'll probably have to edit /path/to/pgsql/lib/pg_hba.conf
on the remote machine to get permission.

Thanks,

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Sean Kelly <S(dot)Kelly(at)ncl(dot)ac(dot)uk>
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