Re: Connecting via ssh tunnel

On Friday 24 November 2006 12:56, ben short wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a postgresql server setup on a Solaris 10 box. I can connect to
> the db via psql from the local machine. What I have been trying to do
> it connect with pgAdmin from my workstation. I have setup the tunnel
> correctly, local port 5432 and destination localhost:5432. Everytime I
> try to connect I get the following message.

I guess the tunnel isn't correct. You connect on the same ports - seems wrong
to me. I'm using a tunnel like this:

ssh -l <user> -L 5555:localhost:5432 <servername>

and then connect psql on the client machine with

psql -h localhost -p 5555 -U <user> <dbname>

Uwe

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