Thread: IPv6 in pg_hba.conf.sample fails here
Testing a connection that should fail (for lack of pg_hba entry):
$ psql -h sss2 tgl
psql: FATAL: missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file
HINT: See postmaster log for details.
$
Say what? This is with a completely default pg_hba.conf file...
looking in the postmaster log as suggested:
LOG: could not interpret IP address "::1" in config file: Unknown server error
LOG: invalid entry in pg_hba.conf file at line 55, token "::1"
FATAL: missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file
HINT: See postmaster log for details.
In short, it will not do to put IPv6 addresses into pg_hba.conf
by default on machines where IPv6 support is not present.
While we could gin up some mechanism to adjust the installed copy of
pg_hba.conf.sample depending on whether we detected IPv6 support,
I am inclined to simply remove or comment out the IPv6-specific entry
in the sample file. I doubt that many people actually need it, and
the ones who do can just adjust the sample file.
Comments?
regards, tom lane
Yeah, I'd be very surprised if many need it, and those who do can uncomment it. I think commenting it out is the right thing (tm). andrew Tom Lane wrote: >Testing a connection that should fail (for lack of pg_hba entry): > >$ psql -h sss2 tgl >psql: FATAL: missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file >HINT: See postmaster log for details. >$ > >Say what? This is with a completely default pg_hba.conf file... >looking in the postmaster log as suggested: > >LOG: could not interpret IP address "::1" in config file: Unknown server error >LOG: invalid entry in pg_hba.conf file at line 55, token "::1" >FATAL: missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file >HINT: See postmaster log for details. > >In short, it will not do to put IPv6 addresses into pg_hba.conf >by default on machines where IPv6 support is not present. > >While we could gin up some mechanism to adjust the installed copy of >pg_hba.conf.sample depending on whether we detected IPv6 support, >I am inclined to simply remove or comment out the IPv6-specific entry >in the sample file. I doubt that many people actually need it, and >the ones who do can just adjust the sample file. > >Comments? > > regards, tom lane > > >
Agreed. I wanted to put the ipv6 entry in there only if they compiled with ipv6 suport, but that seemed strange to some, I think. I would comment it out. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > Yeah, I'd be very surprised if many need it, and those who do can > uncomment it. I think commenting it out is the right thing (tm). > > andrew > > > Tom Lane wrote: > > >Testing a connection that should fail (for lack of pg_hba entry): > > > >$ psql -h sss2 tgl > >psql: FATAL: missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file > >HINT: See postmaster log for details. > >$ > > > >Say what? This is with a completely default pg_hba.conf file... > >looking in the postmaster log as suggested: > > > >LOG: could not interpret IP address "::1" in config file: Unknown server error > >LOG: invalid entry in pg_hba.conf file at line 55, token "::1" > >FATAL: missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file > >HINT: See postmaster log for details. > > > >In short, it will not do to put IPv6 addresses into pg_hba.conf > >by default on machines where IPv6 support is not present. > > > >While we could gin up some mechanism to adjust the installed copy of > >pg_hba.conf.sample depending on whether we detected IPv6 support, > >I am inclined to simply remove or comment out the IPv6-specific entry > >in the sample file. I doubt that many people actually need it, and > >the ones who do can just adjust the sample file. > > > >Comments? > > > > regards, tom lane > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001+ If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania19073
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Agreed. I wanted to put the ipv6 entry in there only if they compiled
> with ipv6 suport, but that seemed strange to some, I think.
> I would comment it out.
Done.
regards, tom lane