[ADMIN] One machine connects, the other doesn't???

2003-11-04 Thread Jeff
Hi I have postgresql 7.2.2-1 on "BACKEND". If I use "Shop"(192.168.24.5) I can connect using the command: psql mydatabase -h BACKEND -U ownerofmydatabase I am asked for the password and upon giving it all is well. BUT. If I use "Office"(192.168.24.4) and I try the same thing: psql mydatabase

[ADMIN] Forcing pg_dump NOT to use "INSERT..."

2003-11-04 Thread David F. Skoll
Hi, On Red Hat 9, when I run the pg_dump command, it uses the "INSERT " dump format. I thought it only did that if you used the --inserts option. How do I force it NOT to use that format? Regards, David. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: the p

Re: [ADMIN] One machine connects, the other doesn't???

2003-11-04 Thread mallah
> Hi > > I have postgresql 7.2.2-1 on "BACKEND". Although its not answer to your problem , but you shud *really* upgrade your PostgreSQL version to 7.2.4 version some serious bugs were fixed relating to possible data loss. Regards Mallah. > > If I use "Shop"(192.168.24.5) I can connect using the

Re: [ADMIN] One machine connects, the other doesn't???

2003-11-04 Thread Valentin Militaru
Try using the IP instead of backend. Also, try a ping BACKEND from the second machine, see what it will tell you. Bye -- Valentin Militaru Inginer de sistem ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings

Re: [ADMIN] Forcing pg_dump NOT to use "INSERT..."

2003-11-04 Thread Jaskier
Hi, Yes that's right But You can avoid it by adding '-s, --schema-only' it will copy only structure without data Regards, Andrzej Schulz Galileo-Selidor -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David F. Skoll Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003

Re: [ADMIN] One machine connects, the other doesn't???

2003-11-04 Thread Tom Lane
Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I get: > psql: FATAL 1: No pg_hba.conf entry for host 192.168.24.4, user > ownerofmydatabase, database mydatabase > My pg_hba.conf file has two lines > local all trust > host all 192.168.24.0 255.255.255.0 password Hm. Are you sure you are looking at the rig

Re: [ADMIN] Forcing pg_dump NOT to use "INSERT..."

2003-11-04 Thread Tom Lane
"David F. Skoll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Red Hat 9, when I run the pg_dump command, it uses the > "INSERT " dump format. I thought it only did that if you used the > --inserts option. How do I force it NOT to use that format? This is extremely hard to believe. I can see no way that

[ADMIN] Microsoft access verses postgresql

2003-11-04 Thread Geoffrey
I've got a client who is following my suggestion that they replace a set of excel spreadsheets with a database solution. They are looking at two proposals, postgresql solution or an Access solution. The requirements will include vpn connectivity from one site to another. It appears they will

Re: [ADMIN] Microsoft access verses postgresql

2003-11-04 Thread David Green
I have been working on an in-house software package for over 3 years now. I started out using an Access database but once we put more users on it the database began corrupting frequently. We replaced hardware and the problem would go away for a bit but would soon return. We switched to SQL Server

Re: [ADMIN] Microsoft access verses postgresql

2003-11-04 Thread Haron, Charles
Not only will you have performance and corruption issues, you'll also have problems with the lock file. And security is a pain to manage. We have replaced all of our multi-user Access databases with PostgreSQL. Chuck > -Original Message- > From: Geoffrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent:

Re: [ADMIN] One machine connects, the other doesn't???

2003-11-04 Thread Jeff
Thanks Mallah First I'll check to make sure it won't break my application and then I'll have to learn how to back up my database and then perhaps I'll start looking for the way to do an upgrade. Which means I'll be hanging around for a while ;-) Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I have postgr

[ADMIN] delete postmaster.pid on windows xp home edition before startup postmaster

2003-11-04 Thread somphong settawipattanachai
i install postmaster as service on windows xp home edition. some time it fail to start due to the existing postmaster.pid. how can i delete the file before start postmaster that's start automatically when machine startup. or the way i think is wrong, i should do another thing else? thanks

[ADMIN] PGSQL Mailing List Reply-To field

2003-11-04 Thread Rob Fielding
Hi, I'm currently subscribed to pgsql-general and wheneven every I hit reply, I keep forgetting to reply-to-all so that my mail client includes a cc to the pgsql-general list. I keep doing this because I keep forgetting the Reply-To field isn't set to the pgsql- mailing list. I was wondering

Re: [ADMIN] One machine connects, the other doesn't???

2003-11-04 Thread Jeff
Thanks Valentin Ping BACKEND worked and -U 192.168.24.8 returned the same result but Tom gave me a suggestion that solved it, I was editing the wrong pg_hba.conf file. :-( Jeff Valentin Militaru wrote: Try using the IP instead of backend. Also, try a ping BACKEND from the second machine, see

Re: [ADMIN] Microsoft access verses postgresql

2003-11-04 Thread William Yu
Geoffrey wrote: I've got a client who is following my suggestion that they replace a set of excel spreadsheets with a database solution. They are looking at two proposals, postgresql solution or an Access solution. The requirements will include vpn connectivity from one site to another. It ap

Re: [ADMIN] One machine connects, the other doesn't???

2003-11-04 Thread Jeff
Thanks Tom! I was editing /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf when I should have been editing /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf Now everything works. Jeff Tom Lane wrote: Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I get: psql: FATAL 1: No pg_hba.conf entry for host 192.168.24.4, user ownerofmydatabase,

Re: [ADMIN] Microsoft access verses postgresql

2003-11-04 Thread Kaarel
I've got a client who is following my suggestion that they replace a set of excel spreadsheets with a database solution. They are looking at two proposals, postgresql solution or an Access solution. The requirements will include vpn connectivity from one site to another. It appears they will

Re: [ADMIN] PGSQL Mailing List Reply-To field

2003-11-04 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 15:27:23 +, Rob Fielding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm currently subscribed to pgsql-general and wheneven every I hit > reply, I keep forgetting to reply-to-all so that my mail client includes > a cc to the pgsql-general list. > > I keep doing this becau

[ADMIN] data format problem for upgrede from 7.1->7.3

2003-11-04 Thread Gautam Saha
Hi: I just upgraded from 7.1->7.3, but did not take a data back up. Now when i try to start the posrGreSQL server I get the message: An old version of the database format was found.\nYou need to upgrade the data format before using PostgreSQL.\nSee (Your System's documentation directory)/postgre

Re: [ADMIN] data format problem for upgrede from 7.1->7.3

2003-11-04 Thread Tom Lane
Gautam Saha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Any idea what might be the resolution here? Put back your 7.1 executables and make a pg_dumpall run before you upgrade. Then upgrade, initdb, reload the dump. regards, tom lane ---(end of broadcast)---

[ADMIN] 7.3.5

2003-11-04 Thread Donald Fraser
Will there be a 7.3.5 version released, containing relevant patches, before the release of the 7.4 version?   Thanks in advance Regards Donald Fraser

Re: [ADMIN] 7.3.5

2003-11-04 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 23:16:15 -, Donald Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Will there be a 7.3.5 version released, containing relevant patches, before the > release of the 7.4 version? That seems unlikely. It seems likely that there will be such a release, but most likely it will be aft

Re: [ADMIN] 7.3.5

2003-11-04 Thread Tom Lane
Bruno Wolff III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 23:16:15 -, > Donald Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Will there be a 7.3.5 version released, containing relevant patches, before the >> release of the 7.4 version? > That seems unlikely. It seems likely that there wi

Re: [ADMIN] Microsoft access verses postgresql

2003-11-04 Thread kbd
I have many years experience with several database products: Foxbase, FoxPro, MS SQL, Access, Postgresql, AS400 DB2. Compared to any of the above Access is a toy. Case in point; in my office we have a product which is "multi-user" based upon Access. When the users, there are only four of them,

Re: [ADMIN] Microsoft access verses postgresql

2003-11-04 Thread Michelle Murrain
On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 12:46, Geoffrey wrote: > I've got a client who is following my suggestion that they replace a set > of excel spreadsheets with a database solution. They are looking at two > proposals, postgresql solution or an Access solution. The requirements > will include vpn connecti

Re: [ADMIN] Microsoft access verses postgresql

2003-11-04 Thread Geoffrey
Michelle Murrain wrote: On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 12:46, Geoffrey wrote: I've got a client who is following my suggestion that they replace a set of excel spreadsheets with a database solution. They are looking at two proposals, postgresql solution or an Access solution. The requirements will inc

Re: [ADMIN] Microsoft access verses postgresql

2003-11-04 Thread Geoffrey
Kaarel wrote: I've got a client who is following my suggestion that they replace a set of excel spreadsheets with a database solution. They are looking at two proposals, postgresql solution or an Access solution. The requirements will include vpn connectivity from one site to another. It app

Re: [ADMIN] Microsoft access verses postgresql

2003-11-04 Thread Michelle Murrain
On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 21:39, Geoffrey wrote: > Okay, so how do you approach this? Access front end will talk to > postgresql? Pointers to any docs would be appreciated. Access front end talks with Postgresql via ODBC. Can be a little flakey at times, but it works well in my experience, althoug