Re: Unable to connect to a server

From: "A(dot) Kretschmer" <andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com>
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Unable to connect to a server
Date: 2008-11-12 10:51:02
Message-ID: 20081112105102.GE13765@a-kretschmer.de
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am Tue, dem 11.11.2008, um 17:37:35 -0800 mailte Steve Henry folgendes:
> I'm a newbie, using the Mac platform.
>
> I've installed PostgreSQL on a server and can run PostgreSQL based
> application from that server with no problem. But when I try to
> access the DB on a different computer, pointing to the server for the
> log in, I get this error:
>
> A connection to the specified xTuple ERP Server cannot be made. This
> may be due to an incorrect Username and/or Password or the server in
> question cannot support any more connections.
> Please verify your Username and Password and try again or wait until
> the specified xTuple ERP Server is less busy.
> System Error
> QPSQL: Unable to connect
>
> From doing some reading, I think the solution is to change the value
> of listen_addresses to '*'

Not only that, you should also edit your pg_hba.conf to allow remote
access.

>
> But I don't know where to do that. I'm using pgAdmin3. Can it be
> done there? Or do I need to use Terminal?

I'm not familiar with PGAdmin...

HTH, Andreas
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