Thanks ^^ But the result is same..
It failed to create connection. Exactly same reason. ( fe_sendauth: no password supplied )
I logged on centos server as OS user 'frank' and tried to start pgagent_96 service.
========== (1)Try to start as OS user 'root' [root@web frank]# ls -al .pgpass
-rw-------. 1 postgres postgres 43 10월 16 17:08 .pgpass
[root@web frank]# ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. postgres postgres unconfined_u:object_r:user_home_t:s0 .pgpass
[root@web frank]# cat .pgpass
localhost:5432:postgres:postgres:pwd
[root@web frank]# systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
[root@web frank]# systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgagent_96.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 2017-10-16 23:33:15 KST; 3s ago
Process: 25928 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 25930 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
16 Oct 23:32:30 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for Postgre....
16 Oct 23:32:30 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreS....
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service: main pro...E
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Unit pgagent_96.service ente....
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
========== (2)Try to start as OS user 'frank'
[frank@web ~]$ systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
[frank@web ~]$ systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgagent_96.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 월 2017-10-16 23:41:03 KST; 1min 21s ago
Process: 26531 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 26533 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
16 Oct 23:40:18 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for Postgre....
16 Oct 23:40:18 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreS....
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service: main pro...E
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Unit pgagent_96.service ente....
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
========== (3)Try to start as OS user 'postgres'
-bash-4.2$ systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
-bash-4.2$ systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgagent_96.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 월 2017-10-16 23:54:22 KST; 21s ago
Process: 27511 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 27515 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
-rw-------. 1 postgres postgres 43 10월 16 17:08 .pgpass
[root@web frank]# ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. postgres postgres unconfined_u:object_r:user_
[root@web frank]# cat .pgpass
localhost:5432:postgres:
[root@web frank]# systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/
Process: 25928 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 25930 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
16 Oct 23:32:30 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for Postgre....
16 Oct 23:32:30 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreS....
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service: main pro...E
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Unit pgagent_96.service ente....
16 Oct 23:33:15 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
========== (2)Try to start as OS user 'frank'
[frank@web ~]$ systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
[frank@web ~]$ systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/
Process: 26531 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 26533 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
16 Oct 23:40:18 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for Postgre....
16 Oct 23:40:18 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreS....
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service: main pro...E
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Unit pgagent_96.service ente....
16 Oct 23:41:03 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
========== (3)Try to start as OS user 'postgres'
-bash-4.2$ systemctl start pgagent_96 (Here, centos asked frank's OS password )
-bash-4.2$ systemctl status pgagent_96
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/
Process: 27511 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 27515 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
============(4) Security context of 'root' and 'frank' and 'postgres'
-- root
[root@web ~]# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) context=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) context=unconfined_u:
-- frank
[frank@web ~]$ id
uid=1000(frank) gid=1000(frank) groups=1000(frank),10(wheel) context=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
uid=1000(frank) gid=1000(frank) groups=1000(frank),10(wheel) context=unconfined_u:
-- postgres
-bash-4.2$ iduid=26(postgres) gid=26(postgres) groups=26(postgres) context=unconfined_u:
2017-10-16 23:09 GMT+09:00 Shreeyansh Dba <shreeyansh2014@xxxxxxxxx>:
Hi JaeWon Lee,I have gone through the issue you listedHopefully the issue raised due to the change of ownership of .pgpass file which needs to be postgres but not other user.-rw------- 1 postgres postgres 38 Oct 4 18:41 .pgpassHope this helps you...On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 1:48 PM, JaeWon Lee <thejaewon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:9. Security context of my .pgpass file[frank@web]$ ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. frank frank unconfined_u:object_r:user_home_t:s0 .pgpass 2017-10-16 17:16 GMT+09:00 JaeWon Lee <thejaewon@xxxxxxxxx>:9. Security context of my .pgpass file
[frank@web]$ ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. frank frank unconfined_u:object_r:user_home_t:s0 .pgpass 2017-10-16 17:09 GMT+09:00 JaeWon Lee <thejaewon@xxxxxxxxx>:8. My .pgpass file.
localhost:5432:postgres:postgres:pwd 2017-10-16 17:02 GMT+09:00 JaeWon Lee <thejaewon@xxxxxxxxx>:1. I logged on centos server as user 'frank'Database : postgresql 9.6.5Hi, .pgpass seems to be not working.Could you check my pgagent setting?OS : centos 7 ( I did not disable selinux )
pgagent : pgagent_96 3.4.0-9.rhel7 ( installed package using yum )
2. Before starting pgagent, I checked status of pgagent. ( I did not enable pgagent_96 service. )
[frank@web]$ systemctl status pgagent_96.service
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgagent_96.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: inactive (dead)3. I started pgagent. At first it looks successful. But after tens of seconds, it failed to create connection and died.( While starting CentOs asked me frank's OS password. )[frank@web]$ systemctl start pgagent_96.service
[frank@web]$ systemctl status pgagent_96.service
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgagent_96.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since 2017-10-16 16:42:11 KST; 5s ago
Process: 9507 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 9510 (pgagent_96)
CGroup: /system.slice/pgagent_96.service
└─9510 /usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s /var/log/pgagent_96.log hostaddr=127.0.0.1 dbname=postgres user=postgres port=5432
16 Oct 16:42:11 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6...
16 Oct 16:42:11 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6.(After tens of seconds... )
[frank@web]$ systemctl status pgagent_96.service
● pgagent_96.service - PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pgagent_96.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since 2017-10-16 16:42:56 KST; 4min 9s ago
Process: 9507 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pgagent_96 -s ${LOGFILE} hostaddr=${DBHOST} dbname=${DBNAME} user=${DBUSER} port=${DBPORT} (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 9510 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
16 Oct 16:42:11 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Starting PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6...
16 Oct 16:42:11 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Started PgAgent for PostgreSQL 9.6.
16 Oct 16:42:56 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
16 Oct 16:42:56 web.frank.net systemd[1]: Unit pgagent_96.service entered failed state.
16 Oct 16:42:56 web.frank.net systemd[1]: pgagent_96.service failed.
4. I checked pgagent log.( Log in /var/log/pgagent_96.log )
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 1): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 2): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 3): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 4): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 5): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 6): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 7): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 8): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 9): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
WARNING: Couldn't create the primary connection (attempt 10): fe_sendauth: no password supplied
ERROR: Stopping pgAgent: Couldn't establish the primary connection with the database server.5. Checked my .pgpass file. ( .pgpass is in frank's home directory. /home/frank )
[frank@web]$ ls -alZ .pgpass
-rw-------. frank frank unconfined_u:object_r:user_home_t:s0 .pgpass
[frank@web]$ ls -al .pgpass
-rw-------. 1 frank frank 43 16 Oct 16:23 .pgpass
[frank@web]$ id -Z
unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
[frank@web]$ id
uid=1000(frank) gid=1000(frank) groups=1000(frank),10(wheel) context=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c102 3 6. Checked my pg_hba.conf.
[frank@web]$ su - postgres-bash-4.2$ pwd-rw-------. postgres postgres unconfined_u:object_r:postgres
/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data
-bash-4.2$ ls -alZ pg_hba.confql_db_t:s0 pg_hba.conf( pg_hba.conf ) ( pg_hba.conf )# TYPE DATABASE USER ADDRESS METHOD
# "local" is for Unix domain socket connections only
#local all allpeer
local all allmd5
# IPv4 local connections:
#host all all 127.0.0.1/32 ident
host all all 122.32.2.21/32 md5 (122.32.2.21 is my server's IP )
# IPv6 local connections:
#host all all ::1/128 ident
host all all ::1/128 md5
# Allow replication connections from localhost, by a user with the
# replication privilege.
#local replication postgrespeer
#host replication postgres 127.0.0.1/32 ident
#host replication postgres ::1/128 ident7. I changed postgres user's password like this.postgres=# ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD 'pwd';These are all I did. I can't guess what I should do. Help me please...