Hello. I’m having a problem starting server on mac os x. ------------- bash-3.2$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl start -D /usr/local/pgsql/data server starting bash-3.2$ LOG: could not open configuration file "/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf": Permission denied FATAL: could not load pg_hba.conf ------------- The problem appears after changing permissions for /data folder in finder. I did this: I’m installing postgresql 8.4 from MacOS binary and it installs and starts ok. Then I try to edit pg_hba.conf in pgAdmin3 to add a line -------------- host all all 10.0.0.6 md5 -------------- After I click save icon to save a file it doesn’t save – probably it doesn’t have enough permission for that. So I go to my /usr/local/pgsql/data/ folder in Finder – unlock it’s permissions and set read/write to everyone group. Then I edit the pg_hba file with TextEdit.app and it looks like this ------------- # "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only local all all trust # IPv4 local connections: host all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust host all all 10.0.0.6 md5 # IPv6 local connections: host all all ::1/128 trust ------------- Then server doesn’t start – start server.app exits with non-zero value. Command line returns ------------- BigMac:~ postgres$ FATAL: data directory "/usr/local/pgsql/data" has group or world access DETAIL: Permissions should be u=rwx (0700). chmod 700 /usr/local/pgsql/data/ BigMac:~ postgres$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl start -D /usr/local/pgsql/data server starting BigMac:~ postgres$ LOG: could not open configuration file "/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf": Permission denied FATAL: could not load pg_hba.conf ------------- I’ve tried installing postgre from source thru fink, and the problem stays the same. I’m really stuck here, and I really need postgre to be accessed from 10.0.0.6 machine. What am I doing wrong? As I understand it’s a folder access permission problem, but I don’t know how to fix it. Can anyone PLEASE help me? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Problem-starting-pgsql-server-on-Mac-OS-X.-Pg_hba.conf-reading-permission.-tp25220784p25220784.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - admin mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
