I already did that. In fact, it works fine for pgAdmin III access from my laptop to my db server. Kevin Struckhoff, TDWI Sr. IT Mgr, LA DR Operations kstruckhoff@xxxxxxxx ebayenterprise.com o: 818.686.4719 | c: 818.968.0634 | The information contained in this electronic mail transmission is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named in this transmission. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of the contents of this transmission is strictly prohibited and that you should delete the contents of this transmission from your system immediately. Any comments or statements contained in this transmission do not necessarily reflect the views or position of eBay Enterprise or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates. -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of javmendez1@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 4:19 PM To: Alvaro Herrera; pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Struckhoff, Kevin Cc: Kevin Grittner; pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Connecting to a remote db server Review the postgresql.conf and chek the "listen_adress" parameter. listen_adress="localhost" Change localhost by * Example: listen_adress="*" Este mensaje ha sido enviado gracias al servicio BlackBerry de Movilnet -----Original Message----- From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sender: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.orgDate: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 19:06:23 To: Struckhoff, Kevin<kstruckhoff@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Kevin Grittner<kgrittn@xxxxxxxxx>; pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Connecting to a remote db server Struckhoff, Kevin wrote: > I'm trying to use the psql tool: > > /home/postgres->psql test > psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory > Is the server running locally and accepting > connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"? > > the answer of course is No.. Oh, well, you need to specify the hostname or address of the remote server: psql -h db01 test Otherwise, it's just trying to connect to localhost, as you've seen. You might need to adjust pg_hba.conf on the db01 server to allow connections from your app01 client host. -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin