Postgres connection problems

Hello, I’m a newbie to rails and I am trying to do the Demo in the
November Issue of Linux Journal. Things go fine go fine until I try to
connect to my Postgres database (ver 8.1). At this point I get the
following error message

---- RoR error and trace back ----
PGError in Admin#index

could not connect to server: Permission denied
Is the server running on host “localhost” and accepting
TCP/IP connections on port 5432?

RAILS_ROOT: /var/www/html/blog/public/…/config/…
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:in
connect' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:inpostgresql_connection’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:145:in
connection_without_query_cache=' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:54:inconnection=’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:106:in
retrieve_connection' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:20:inconnection’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:518:in
count_by_sql' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:511:incount’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:167:in
count_collection_for_pagination' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:188:inpaginator_and_collection_for’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:124:in
paginate' #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb:8:inlist’
#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb:3:in `index’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:in
connect' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:inpostgresql_connection’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:145:in
connection_without_query_cache=' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:54:inconnection=’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:106:in
retrieve_connection' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:20:inconnection’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:518:in
count_by_sql' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:511:incount’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:167:in
count_collection_for_pagination' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:188:inpaginator_and_collection_for’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:124:in
paginate' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:853:inperform_action_without_filters’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:332:in
perform_action_without_benchmark' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:inperform_action_without_rescue’
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:inperform_action_without_rescue’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in
perform_action' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:369:inprocess_without_session_management_support’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in
process' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:indispatch’
/var/www/html/blog/public/dispatch.cgi:10

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:in
connect' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:inpostgresql_connection’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:145:in
connection_without_query_cache=' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:54:inconnection=’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:106:in
retrieve_connection' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:20:inconnection’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:518:in
count_by_sql' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:511:incount’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:167:in
count_collection_for_pagination' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:188:inpaginator_and_collection_for’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:124:in
paginate' #{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb:8:inlist’
#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb:3:in index' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:853:inperform_action_without_filters’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:332:in
perform_action_without_benchmark' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:inperform_action_without_rescue’
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:inperform_action_without_rescue’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in
perform_action' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:369:inprocess_without_session_management_support’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in
process' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:indispatch’
/var/www/html/blog/public/dispatch.cgi:10

Request

Parameters: None

Show session dump

flash: !map:ActionController::Flash::FlashHash {}

Response
Headers: {“cookie”=>[], “Cache-Control”=>“no-cache”}
— Error Traceback end----

So, it looks like I can’t get a TCP connection, right?

So i’s think wait I have a Zope installation that accesses this postgres
installation using a tcp/ip connection, hmmmm.

So i’s thinks some more and decide that it must be a ruby problem. So I
try this script

---- ruby sript ----
require “postgres”
conn= PGconn.connect(“localhost”, 5432, “”, “”,
“blog_development”,“blog”)
print conn.user
print conn.exec(“INSERT INTO Blogs (title, contents) VALUES (‘test’,
‘Test contents’);”)
---- ruby script end----

I go check the database and the new row is in the Blogs table.
I thinks some more and play with my database.yml file (below) trying to
get it to work, but no go. This should be real simple. Does any of u’s
see what I have done wrong?

---- database.yml ----
development:
adapter: postgresql
database: blog_development
host: localhost
username: blog
password:
test:
adapter: postgresql
database: blog_test
host: localhost
username: blog
password:
production:
adapter: postgresql
database: blog_production
host: localhost
username: blog
password:
—database.yml end----

TIA,

Sherman

Two wrongs don’t make a right, but… Two rights make a U-turn, and two
U turns make a circle, and two circles mke a figure-eight, and two
figure-eights make a butterfly. --Bullwinkle J. Moose

Hi,

I thinks this is the your postgresql configuration
probleme, which version of postresql you are using?

you have to activate the “tcipip_socket” variable
inside the postgresql.conf if you are using V7, if you
are using v8, you have to activate the “port”
variable.

if those varaible is activated, verify you local
firewall.

Hop it will help

Saiho

— Sherman L. [email protected]
wrote:

PGError in Admin#index

could not connect to server: Permission denied
Is the server running on host “localhost” and
accepting
TCP/IP connections on port 5432?

RAILS_ROOT: /var/www/html/blog/public/…/config/…
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:in

`connect’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:in

`postgresql_connection’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:145:in

`connection_without_query_cache=’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:54:in

`connection=’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:106:in

`retrieve_connection’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:20:in

`connection’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:518:in

`count_by_sql’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:511:in

`count’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:167:in

`count_collection_for_pagination’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:188:in

`paginator_and_collection_for’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:124:in

`paginate’

#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb:8:in

`list’

#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb:3:in

`index’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:in

`connect’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:in

`postgresql_connection’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:145:in

`connection_without_query_cache=’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:54:in

`connection=’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:106:in

`retrieve_connection’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:20:in

`connection’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:518:in

`count_by_sql’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:511:in

`count’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:167:in

`count_collection_for_pagination’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:188:in

`paginator_and_collection_for’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:124:in

`paginate’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:853:in

`perform_action_without_filters’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:332:in

`perform_action_without_benchmark’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in

perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in

`perform_action_without_rescue’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in

`perform_action’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:369:in

`process_without_session_management_support’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in

`process’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in

`dispatch’
/var/www/html/blog/public/dispatch.cgi:10

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:in

`connect’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb:23:in

`postgresql_connection’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:145:in

`connection_without_query_cache=’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:54:in

`connection=’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:106:in

`retrieve_connection’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:20:in

`connection’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:518:in

`count_by_sql’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:511:in

`count’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:167:in

`count_collection_for_pagination’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:188:in

`paginator_and_collection_for’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:124:in

`paginate’

#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb:8:in

`list’

#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb:3:in

`index’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:853:in

`perform_action_without_filters’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:332:in

`perform_action_without_benchmark’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in

perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in

`perform_action_without_rescue’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in

`perform_action’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:369:in

`process_without_session_management_support’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in

`process’

/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.0.0/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in

accesses this postgres
print conn.user
simple. Does any of u’s
adapter: postgresql
—database.yml end----
figure-eights make a butterfly. --Bullwinkle J.
Moose


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On Thu, 2006-02-09 at 12:44 -0700, Sherman L. wrote:

Hello, I’m a newbie to rails and I am trying to do the Demo in the
November Issue of Linux Journal. Things go fine go fine until I try to
connect to my Postgres database (ver 8.1). At this point I get the
following error message


you probably need to configure pg_hba.conf if you haven’t done that
already.

That’s what it sounds like to me…

Also, if you haven’t done this already…

[sudo] gem install postgresql

Craig