Pg hba conf где находится этот файл windows

Client authentication is controlled by a configuration file, which traditionally is named pg_hba.conf and is stored in the database cluster’s data directory. (HBA stands for host-based authentication.) A default pg_hba.conf file is installed when the data directory is initialized by initdb. It is possible to place the authentication configuration file elsewhere, however; see the hba_file configuration parameter.

The pg_hba.conf file is read on start-up and when the main server process receives a SIGHUP signal. If you edit the file on an active system, you will need to signal the postmaster (using pg_ctl reload, calling the SQL function pg_reload_conf(), or using kill -HUP) to make it re-read the file.

Note

The preceding statement is not true on Microsoft Windows: there, any changes in the pg_hba.conf file are immediately applied by subsequent new connections.

The system view pg_hba_file_rules can be helpful for pre-testing changes to the pg_hba.conf file, or for diagnosing problems if loading of the file did not have the desired effects. Rows in the view with non-null error fields indicate problems in the corresponding lines of the file.

The general format of the pg_hba.conf file is a set of records, one per line. Blank lines are ignored, as is any text after the # comment character. A record can be continued onto the next line by ending the line with a backslash. (Backslashes are not special except at the end of a line.) A record is made up of a number of fields which are separated by spaces and/or tabs. Fields can contain white space if the field value is double-quoted. Quoting one of the keywords in a database, user, or address field (e.g., all or replication) makes the word lose its special meaning, and just match a database, user, or host with that name. Backslash line continuation applies even within quoted text or comments.

Each authentication record specifies a connection type, a client IP address range (if relevant for the connection type), a database name, a user name, and the authentication method to be used for connections matching these parameters. The first record with a matching connection type, client address, requested database, and user name is used to perform authentication. There is no fall-through or backup: if one record is chosen and the authentication fails, subsequent records are not considered. If no record matches, access is denied.

Each record can be an include directive or an authentication record. Include directives specify files that can be included, that contain additional records. The records will be inserted in place of the include directives. Include directives only contain two fields: include, include_if_exists or include_dir directive and the file or directory to be included. The file or directory can be a relative or absolute path, and can be double-quoted. For the include_dir form, all files not starting with a . and ending with .conf will be included. Multiple files within an include directory are processed in file name order (according to C locale rules, i.e., numbers before letters, and uppercase letters before lowercase ones).

A record can have several formats:

local               database  user  auth-method [auth-options]
host                database  user  address     auth-method  [auth-options]
hostssl             database  user  address     auth-method  [auth-options]
hostnossl           database  user  address     auth-method  [auth-options]
hostgssenc          database  user  address     auth-method  [auth-options]
hostnogssenc        database  user  address     auth-method  [auth-options]
host                database  user  IP-address  IP-mask      auth-method  [auth-options]
hostssl             database  user  IP-address  IP-mask      auth-method  [auth-options]
hostnossl           database  user  IP-address  IP-mask      auth-method  [auth-options]
hostgssenc          database  user  IP-address  IP-mask      auth-method  [auth-options]
hostnogssenc        database  user  IP-address  IP-mask      auth-method  [auth-options]
include             file
include_if_exists   file
include_dir         directory

The meaning of the fields is as follows:

local

This record matches connection attempts using Unix-domain sockets. Without a record of this type, Unix-domain socket connections are disallowed.

host

This record matches connection attempts made using TCP/IP. host records match SSL or non-SSL connection attempts as well as GSSAPI encrypted or non-GSSAPI encrypted connection attempts.

Note

Remote TCP/IP connections will not be possible unless the server is started with an appropriate value for the listen_addresses configuration parameter, since the default behavior is to listen for TCP/IP connections only on the local loopback address localhost.

hostssl

This record matches connection attempts made using TCP/IP, but only when the connection is made with SSL encryption.

To make use of this option the server must be built with SSL support. Furthermore, SSL must be enabled by setting the ssl configuration parameter (see Section 18.9 for more information). Otherwise, the hostssl record is ignored except for logging a warning that it cannot match any connections.

hostnossl

This record type has the opposite behavior of hostssl; it only matches connection attempts made over TCP/IP that do not use SSL.

hostgssenc

This record matches connection attempts made using TCP/IP, but only when the connection is made with GSSAPI encryption.

To make use of this option the server must be built with GSSAPI support. Otherwise, the hostgssenc record is ignored except for logging a warning that it cannot match any connections.

hostnogssenc

This record type has the opposite behavior of hostgssenc; it only matches connection attempts made over TCP/IP that do not use GSSAPI encryption.

database

Specifies which database name(s) this record matches. The value all specifies that it matches all databases. The value sameuser specifies that the record matches if the requested database has the same name as the requested user. The value samerole specifies that the requested user must be a member of the role with the same name as the requested database. (samegroup is an obsolete but still accepted spelling of samerole.) Superusers are not considered to be members of a role for the purposes of samerole unless they are explicitly members of the role, directly or indirectly, and not just by virtue of being a superuser. The value replication specifies that the record matches if a physical replication connection is requested, however, it doesn’t match with logical replication connections. Note that physical replication connections do not specify any particular database whereas logical replication connections do specify it. Otherwise, this is the name of a specific PostgreSQL database or a regular expression. Multiple database names and/or regular expressions can be supplied by separating them with commas.

If the database name starts with a slash (/), the remainder of the name is treated as a regular expression. (See Section 9.7.3.1 for details of PostgreSQL‘s regular expression syntax.)

A separate file containing database names and/or regular expressions can be specified by preceding the file name with @.

user

Specifies which database user name(s) this record matches. The value all specifies that it matches all users. Otherwise, this is either the name of a specific database user, a regular expression (when starting with a slash (/), or a group name preceded by +. (Recall that there is no real distinction between users and groups in PostgreSQL; a + mark really means match any of the roles that are directly or indirectly members of this role, while a name without a + mark matches only that specific role.) For this purpose, a superuser is only considered to be a member of a role if they are explicitly a member of the role, directly or indirectly, and not just by virtue of being a superuser. Multiple user names and/or regular expressions can be supplied by separating them with commas.

If the user name starts with a slash (/), the remainder of the name is treated as a regular expression. (See Section 9.7.3.1 for details of PostgreSQL‘s regular expression syntax.)

A separate file containing user names and/or regular expressions can be specified by preceding the file name with @.

address

Specifies the client machine address(es) that this record matches. This field can contain either a host name, an IP address range, or one of the special key words mentioned below.

An IP address range is specified using standard numeric notation for the range’s starting address, then a slash (/) and a CIDR mask length. The mask length indicates the number of high-order bits of the client IP address that must match. Bits to the right of this should be zero in the given IP address. There must not be any white space between the IP address, the /, and the CIDR mask length.

Typical examples of an IPv4 address range specified this way are 172.20.143.89/32 for a single host, or 172.20.143.0/24 for a small network, or 10.6.0.0/16 for a larger one. An IPv6 address range might look like ::1/128 for a single host (in this case the IPv6 loopback address) or fe80::7a31:c1ff:0000:0000/96 for a small network. 0.0.0.0/0 represents all IPv4 addresses, and ::0/0 represents all IPv6 addresses. To specify a single host, use a mask length of 32 for IPv4 or 128 for IPv6. In a network address, do not omit trailing zeroes.

An entry given in IPv4 format will match only IPv4 connections, and an entry given in IPv6 format will match only IPv6 connections, even if the represented address is in the IPv4-in-IPv6 range.

You can also write all to match any IP address, samehost to match any of the server’s own IP addresses, or samenet to match any address in any subnet that the server is directly connected to.

If a host name is specified (anything that is not an IP address range or a special key word is treated as a host name), that name is compared with the result of a reverse name resolution of the client’s IP address (e.g., reverse DNS lookup, if DNS is used). Host name comparisons are case insensitive. If there is a match, then a forward name resolution (e.g., forward DNS lookup) is performed on the host name to check whether any of the addresses it resolves to are equal to the client’s IP address. If both directions match, then the entry is considered to match. (The host name that is used in pg_hba.conf should be the one that address-to-name resolution of the client’s IP address returns, otherwise the line won’t be matched. Some host name databases allow associating an IP address with multiple host names, but the operating system will only return one host name when asked to resolve an IP address.)

A host name specification that starts with a dot (.) matches a suffix of the actual host name. So .example.com would match foo.example.com (but not just example.com).

When host names are specified in pg_hba.conf, you should make sure that name resolution is reasonably fast. It can be of advantage to set up a local name resolution cache such as nscd. Also, you may wish to enable the configuration parameter log_hostname to see the client’s host name instead of the IP address in the log.

These fields do not apply to local records.

Note

Users sometimes wonder why host names are handled in this seemingly complicated way, with two name resolutions including a reverse lookup of the client’s IP address. This complicates use of the feature in case the client’s reverse DNS entry is not set up or yields some undesirable host name. It is done primarily for efficiency: this way, a connection attempt requires at most two resolver lookups, one reverse and one forward. If there is a resolver problem with some address, it becomes only that client’s problem. A hypothetical alternative implementation that only did forward lookups would have to resolve every host name mentioned in pg_hba.conf during every connection attempt. That could be quite slow if many names are listed. And if there is a resolver problem with one of the host names, it becomes everyone’s problem.

Also, a reverse lookup is necessary to implement the suffix matching feature, because the actual client host name needs to be known in order to match it against the pattern.

Note that this behavior is consistent with other popular implementations of host name-based access control, such as the Apache HTTP Server and TCP Wrappers.

IP-address
IP-mask

These two fields can be used as an alternative to the IP-address/mask-length notation. Instead of specifying the mask length, the actual mask is specified in a separate column. For example, 255.0.0.0 represents an IPv4 CIDR mask length of 8, and 255.255.255.255 represents a CIDR mask length of 32.

These fields do not apply to local records.

auth-method

Specifies the authentication method to use when a connection matches this record. The possible choices are summarized here; details are in Section 20.3. All the options are lower case and treated case sensitively, so even acronyms like ldap must be specified as lower case.

trust

Allow the connection unconditionally. This method allows anyone that can connect to the PostgreSQL database server to login as any PostgreSQL user they wish, without the need for a password or any other authentication. See Section 20.4 for details.

reject

Reject the connection unconditionally. This is useful for filtering out certain hosts from a group, for example a reject line could block a specific host from connecting, while a later line allows the remaining hosts in a specific network to connect.

scram-sha-256

Perform SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication to verify the user’s password. See Section 20.5 for details.

md5

Perform SCRAM-SHA-256 or MD5 authentication to verify the user’s password. See Section 20.5 for details.

password

Require the client to supply an unencrypted password for authentication. Since the password is sent in clear text over the network, this should not be used on untrusted networks. See Section 20.5 for details.

gss

Use GSSAPI to authenticate the user. This is only available for TCP/IP connections. See Section 20.6 for details. It can be used in conjunction with GSSAPI encryption.

sspi

Use SSPI to authenticate the user. This is only available on Windows. See Section 20.7 for details.

ident

Obtain the operating system user name of the client by contacting the ident server on the client and check if it matches the requested database user name. Ident authentication can only be used on TCP/IP connections. When specified for local connections, peer authentication will be used instead. See Section 20.8 for details.

peer

Obtain the client’s operating system user name from the operating system and check if it matches the requested database user name. This is only available for local connections. See Section 20.9 for details.

ldap

Authenticate using an LDAP server. See Section 20.10 for details.

radius

Authenticate using a RADIUS server. See Section 20.11 for details.

cert

Authenticate using SSL client certificates. See Section 20.12 for details.

pam

Authenticate using the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) service provided by the operating system. See Section 20.13 for details.

bsd

Authenticate using the BSD Authentication service provided by the operating system. See Section 20.14 for details.

auth-options

After the auth-method field, there can be field(s) of the form name=value that specify options for the authentication method. Details about which options are available for which authentication methods appear below.

In addition to the method-specific options listed below, there is a method-independent authentication option clientcert, which can be specified in any hostssl record. This option can be set to verify-ca or verify-full. Both options require the client to present a valid (trusted) SSL certificate, while verify-full additionally enforces that the cn (Common Name) in the certificate matches the username or an applicable mapping. This behavior is similar to the cert authentication method (see Section 20.12) but enables pairing the verification of client certificates with any authentication method that supports hostssl entries.

On any record using client certificate authentication (i.e. one using the cert authentication method or one using the clientcert option), you can specify which part of the client certificate credentials to match using the clientname option. This option can have one of two values. If you specify clientname=CN, which is the default, the username is matched against the certificate’s Common Name (CN). If instead you specify clientname=DN the username is matched against the entire Distinguished Name (DN) of the certificate. This option is probably best used in conjunction with a username map. The comparison is done with the DN in RFC 2253 format. To see the DN of a client certificate in this format, do

openssl x509 -in myclient.crt -noout -subject -nameopt RFC2253 | sed "s/^subject=//"

Care needs to be taken when using this option, especially when using regular expression matching against the DN.

include

This line will be replaced by the contents of the given file.

include_if_exists

This line will be replaced by the content of the given file if the file exists. Otherwise, a message is logged to indicate that the file has been skipped.

include_dir

This line will be replaced by the contents of all the files found in the directory, if they don’t start with a . and end with .conf, processed in file name order (according to C locale rules, i.e., numbers before letters, and uppercase letters before lowercase ones).

Files included by @ constructs are read as lists of names, which can be separated by either whitespace or commas. Comments are introduced by #, just as in pg_hba.conf, and nested @ constructs are allowed. Unless the file name following @ is an absolute path, it is taken to be relative to the directory containing the referencing file.

Since the pg_hba.conf records are examined sequentially for each connection attempt, the order of the records is significant. Typically, earlier records will have tight connection match parameters and weaker authentication methods, while later records will have looser match parameters and stronger authentication methods. For example, one might wish to use trust authentication for local TCP/IP connections but require a password for remote TCP/IP connections. In this case a record specifying trust authentication for connections from 127.0.0.1 would appear before a record specifying password authentication for a wider range of allowed client IP addresses.

Tip

To connect to a particular database, a user must not only pass the pg_hba.conf checks, but must have the CONNECT privilege for the database. If you wish to restrict which users can connect to which databases, it’s usually easier to control this by granting/revoking CONNECT privilege than to put the rules in pg_hba.conf entries.

Some examples of pg_hba.conf entries are shown in Example 20.1. See the next section for details on the different authentication methods.

Example 20.1. Example pg_hba.conf Entries

# Allow any user on the local system to connect to any database with
# any database user name using Unix-domain sockets (the default for local
# connections).
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
local   all             all                                     trust

# The same using local loopback TCP/IP connections.
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
host    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            trust

# The same as the previous line, but using a separate netmask column
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            IP-ADDRESS      IP-MASK             METHOD
host    all             all             127.0.0.1       255.255.255.255     trust

# The same over IPv6.
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
host    all             all             ::1/128                 trust

# The same using a host name (would typically cover both IPv4 and IPv6).
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
host    all             all             localhost               trust

# The same using a regular expression for DATABASE, that allows connection
# to any databases with a name beginning with "db" and finishing with a
# number using two to four digits (like "db1234" or "db12").
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
host    "/^db\d{2,4}$"  all             localhost               trust

# Allow any user from any host with IP address 192.168.93.x to connect
# to database "postgres" as the same user name that ident reports for
# the connection (typically the operating system user name).
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
host    postgres        all             192.168.93.0/24         ident

# Allow any user from host 192.168.12.10 to connect to database
# "postgres" if the user's password is correctly supplied.
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
host    postgres        all             192.168.12.10/32        scram-sha-256

# Allow any user from hosts in the example.com domain to connect to
# any database if the user's password is correctly supplied.
#
# Require SCRAM authentication for most users, but make an exception
# for user 'mike', who uses an older client that doesn't support SCRAM
# authentication.
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
host    all             mike            .example.com            md5
host    all             all             .example.com            scram-sha-256

# In the absence of preceding "host" lines, these three lines will
# reject all connections from 192.168.54.1 (since that entry will be
# matched first), but allow GSSAPI-encrypted connections from anywhere else
# on the Internet.  The zero mask causes no bits of the host IP address to
# be considered, so it matches any host.  Unencrypted GSSAPI connections
# (which "fall through" to the third line since "hostgssenc" only matches
# encrypted GSSAPI connections) are allowed, but only from 192.168.12.10.
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
host    all             all             192.168.54.1/32         reject
hostgssenc all          all             0.0.0.0/0               gss
host    all             all             192.168.12.10/32        gss

# Allow users from 192.168.x.x hosts to connect to any database, if
# they pass the ident check.  If, for example, ident says the user is
# "bryanh" and he requests to connect as PostgreSQL user "guest1", the
# connection is allowed if there is an entry in pg_ident.conf for map
# "omicron" that says "bryanh" is allowed to connect as "guest1".
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
host    all             all             192.168.0.0/16          ident map=omicron

# If these are the only four lines for local connections, they will
# allow local users to connect only to their own databases (databases
# with the same name as their database user name) except for users whose
# name end with "helpdesk", administrators and members of role "support",
# who can connect to all databases.  The file $PGDATA/admins contains a
# list of names of administrators.  Passwords are required in all cases.
#
# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
local   sameuser        all                                     md5
local   all             /^.*helpdesk$                           md5
local   all             @admins                                 md5
local   all             +support                                md5

# The last two lines above can be combined into a single line:
local   all             @admins,+support                        md5

# The database column can also use lists and file names:
local   db1,db2,@demodbs  all                                   md5

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Client authentication is controlled by a configuration file, which traditionally is

pg_hba.conf

and is store in the database cluster’s data directory.

A default 

pg_hba.conf

file is install when the data directory is initialized by initdb.

It is possible to place the authentication configuration file elsewhere, however; see the hba_file configuration parameter.

The general format of the 

pg_hba.conf

 file is a set of records, one per line.

Blank lines are ignored, as is any text after the 

#

 comment character.

A record can continue onto the next line by ending the line with a backslash.

A record is made up of a number of fields which are separate by spaces and/or tabs.

Fields can contain white space if the field value is double-quote.

Quoting one of the keywords in a database, user, or address field makes the word lose its special meaning, and just match a database, user, or host with that name.

Backslash line continuation applies even within quoted text or comments.

Each record specifies a connection type, a client IP address range, a database name, a user name, and the authentication method to use for connections matching these parameters.

The first record with a matching connection type, client address, request database, and user name is use to perform authentication.

There is no “fall-through” or “backup”: if one record is chosen and the authentication fails, subsequent records are not consider.

If no record matches, access is deny.

Today, let us see the steps followed by our support techs to configure windows postgresql pg_hba.conf

Installing and configuring PostgreSQL

  1. Firstly, download and install PostgreSQL.Visit https://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-downloads to see a list of support operating systems and download the installer.
  2. Then, open the
    postgresql.conf

    configuration file. This file is locate at 

    %postgresql_dir%\data

    . Here 

    %postgresql_dir%

    is the folder that PostgreSQL was install in.

  3. Next, specify the IP address that Kaspersky Scan Engine must use to connect to PostgreSQL in the
    listen_addresses

     setting of 

    postgresql.conf

    .

  4. Then, specify the port on which the PostgreSQL is to listen for connections from Kaspersky Scan Engine in the
    port

     setting of 

    postgresql.conf

    .

  5. Next, save and close
    postgresql.conf

    .

  6. Next, open the
    pg_hba.conf

    configuration file. This file is locate in the same folder as 

    postgresql.conf

    .

  7. Then, make sure that PostgreSQL requires an MD5-encrypt password for authentication from all of its clients. Find the following line in
    pg_hba.conf

    :host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5If the authentication method specify on this line is other than

    md5

    , change it to 

    md5

    .

  8. If PostgreSQL and Kaspersky Scan Engine are install on different computers, add the following line to
    pg_hba.conf

    :host all all %IP%/32 md5Here 

    %IP%

    is the IP address of the computer on which Kaspersky Scan Engine is install.

  9. Then, save and close
    pg_hba.conf

    .

  10. Finally, restart PostgreSQL by running the following command from the command line:sc stop postgresql-x64-11sc start postgresql-x64-11

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How to configure windows postgresql pg_hba.conf?

Client authentication is controlled by a configuration file, which traditionally is

pg_hba.conf

and is store in the database cluster’s data directory.

A default 

pg_hba.conf

file is install when the data directory is initialized by initdb.

It is possible to place the authentication configuration file elsewhere, however; see the hba_file configuration parameter.

The general format of the 

pg_hba.conf

 file is a set of records, one per line.

Blank lines are ignored, as is any text after the 

#

 comment character.

A record can continue onto the next line by ending the line with a backslash.

A record is made up of a number of fields which are separate by spaces and/or tabs.

Fields can contain white space if the field value is double-quote.

Quoting one of the keywords in a database, user, or address field makes the word lose its special meaning, and just match a database, user, or host with that name.

Backslash line continuation applies even within quoted text or comments.

Each record specifies a connection type, a client IP address range, a database name, a user name, and the authentication method to use for connections matching these parameters.

The first record with a matching connection type, client address, request database, and user name is use to perform authentication.

There is no “fall-through” or “backup”: if one record is chosen and the authentication fails, subsequent records are not consider.

If no record matches, access is deny.

Today, let us see the steps followed by our support techs to configure windows postgresql pg_hba.conf

Installing and configuring PostgreSQL

  1. Firstly, download and install PostgreSQL.Visit https://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-downloads to see a list of support operating systems and download the installer.
  2. Then, open the
    postgresql.conf

    configuration file. This file is locate at 

    %postgresql_dir%\data

    . Here 

    %postgresql_dir%

    is the folder that PostgreSQL was install in.

  3. Next, specify the IP address that Kaspersky Scan Engine must use to connect to PostgreSQL in the
    listen_addresses

     setting of 

    postgresql.conf

    .

  4. Then, specify the port on which the PostgreSQL is to listen for connections from Kaspersky Scan Engine in the
    port

     setting of 

    postgresql.conf

    .

  5. Next, save and close
    postgresql.conf

    .

  6. Next, open the
    pg_hba.conf

    configuration file. This file is locate in the same folder as 

    postgresql.conf

    .

  7. Then, make sure that PostgreSQL requires an MD5-encrypt password for authentication from all of its clients. Find the following line in
    pg_hba.conf

    :host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5If the authentication method specify on this line is other than

    md5

    , change it to 

    md5

    .

  8. If PostgreSQL and Kaspersky Scan Engine are install on different computers, add the following line to
    pg_hba.conf

    :host all all %IP%/32 md5Here 

    %IP%

    is the IP address of the computer on which Kaspersky Scan Engine is install.

  9. Then, save and close
    pg_hba.conf

    .

  10. Finally, restart PostgreSQL by running the following command from the command line:sc stop postgresql-x64-11sc start postgresql-x64-11

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Where Does PostgreSQL Store Configuration Files?

PostgreSQL stores its configuration files in specific directories that vary depending on the installation method and operating system. These configuration files are essential for database performance and security, containing settings for authentication, logging, networking, and more.

The main configuration files include:

  • postgresql.conf: Controls the main server configuration (e.g., memory, performance, and logging).
  • pg_hba.conf: Manages client authentication, defining which users can connect and from where.
  • pg_ident.conf: Maps system usernames to database usernames, used with certain authentication methods.

Location of PostgreSQL Configuration Files

By default, these files are typically found in the PostgreSQL data directory. You can determine the exact location of the data directory with the following command in psql:

-- Show the PostgreSQL data directory path
SHOW data_directory;

For various operating systems and installation methods, configuration file locations can differ:

1. Linux Systems (apt/yum installations)

  • Default Location: /etc/postgresql/<version>/main/
  • ernative Location: /var/lib/pgsql/<version>/data/

Note: Replace <version> with the PostgreSQL version, like 13 or 14.

2. Mac OS X (Homebrew Installation)

  • Default Location: /usr/local/var/postgres/

3. Windows Systems

  • Default Location: C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\<version>\data\
  • Alternative Location: For custom installations, the data directory may vary depending on the path chosen during setup.

Viewing and Editing PostgreSQL Configuration Files

1. Checking the postgresql.conf File Location

Use the following command in psql to check the location of postgresql.conf:

-- Show the path to the main configuration file
SHOW config_file;

2. Accessing Other Configuration Files

To locate pg_hba.conf and pg_ident.conf, navigate to the same directory as postgresql.conf, as they are typically stored together.

Example Code and Explanation:

1. Locate Data Directory in PostgreSQL

Code:

-- Display the data directory where configuration files are stored
SHOW data_directory;

2. Find the Path to postgresql.conf

Code:

-- Display the path of the main configuration file
SHOW config_file;

These commands provide the file paths directly, which can be useful when editing settings or troubleshooting.

Important Notes:

  • Superuser Access: Modifying configuration files requires superuser privileges.
  • File Reloading: After making changes, reload the PostgreSQL service for the new configurations to take effect.
  • Custom Installations: If PostgreSQL is installed in a custom directory, locate the data directory specified during installation.

All PostgreSQL Questions, Answers, and Code Snippets Collection.

When it comes to configuring and optimizing PostgreSQL, understanding the location and purpose of its configuration files is paramount. These files dictate how the PostgreSQL server operates, how it connects with client applications, and many other aspects of database behavior. Let’s dive into where PostgreSQL stores its configuration files and what each of these files does.

1. Primary Location: The Data Directory

The main configuration files for PostgreSQL reside in the data directory, which is often referred to as the ‘data cluster’. The specific path to this directory can vary based on how PostgreSQL was installed and the operating system in use. However, to quickly find the data directory for a running PostgreSQL instance, you can use the following SQL command:


SHOW data_directory;

You can also run query from terminal:

sudo -u postgres psql -c 'SHOW data_directory' 

Inside this directory, you will primarily find three important configuration files:

1.1. postgresql.conf

This is the main configuration file for the PostgreSQL server. It contains settings related to:

  • Memory usage (shared_buffers, work_mem, etc.)
  • Write-ahead logging (wal_level, wal_buffers, etc.)
  • Connections and authentication (max_connections, listen_addresses, etc.)
  • Query tuning parameters, logging, and many other server behaviors.
1.2. pg_hba.conf

The “hba” stands for host-based authentication. This file governs:

  • Which users can connect to which databases
  • From which hosts or networks
  • Using which authentication methods (e.g., md5, password, peer, etc.)
  • Every connection to the PostgreSQL server will be checked against this file to determine if the connection should be allowed or rejected.
1.3. pg_ident.conf

While not as frequently modified as the other two, this file is essential when you want to map OS-level user names to PostgreSQL user names. This is particularly useful when using the peer or ident authentication methods.

2. Additional Configuration Files

In some PostgreSQL setups, especially those managed by certain package managers or distributions, additional configuration files might be split out from the main postgresql.conf. These could be located in a conf.d directory or another similar directory. This approach is taken to modularize configurations or to make it easier for package upgrades to not overwrite custom settings.

3. Finding Configuration Files via PSQL

If you’re already logged into a PostgreSQL instance using the psql command-line tool, you can quickly find the location of the main configuration file using the following command:


SHOW config_file;

You can also run query from terminal:

sudo -u postgres psql -c 'SHOW config_file'

This will provide the full path to the postgresql.conf file. Similarly, paths to pg_hba.conf and other configuration files can be deduced based on the directory structure.

4. Typical Default Locations

While it’s always best to check your specific PostgreSQL instance for the exact paths, here are some common default locations based on the operating system:

  • Linux (using PostgreSQL official packages): /var/lib/pgsql/[version]/data/
  • Linux (using package managers like apt or yum): /etc/postgresql/[version]/main/ or /var/lib/pgsql/data
  • macOS (using Homebrew): /usr/local/var/postgres/
  • Windows: Typically in the Data subdirectory of wherever PostgreSQL was installed, e.g., C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\[version]\data\

Conclusion

Understanding where PostgreSQL stores its configuration files and what each of these files does is crucial for effective database administration. Whether you’re troubleshooting a connection issue, optimizing performance, or setting up a new instance, these configuration files will often be your first stop. Ensure that you handle these files with care, always backup before making changes, and be familiar with their syntax and semantics to ensure the smooth operation of your PostgreSQL server.

Setting up a remote connection to the PostgreSQL 13 database on the Ubuntu 18 LTS server from Windows 10 using the pgAdmin 4 utility, in two ways: connecting using an SSH tunnel and connecting directly to the PostgreSQL server.

? I recommend using an SSH tunnel, which is easy to set up and secure. When using an SSH tunnel, the PostgreSQL port does not open for external connections.

To use SSH tunnel, you need to configure SSH Certificates for login to Ubuntu.

pgAdmin is the most popular and feature rich Open Source administration and development platform for PostgreSQL, the most advanced Open Source database in the world.

PgAdmin official website

Find out the location of PostgreSQL configuration files: postgresql.conf, pg_hba.conf.

ps aux | grep postgres | grep -- -D

Find out the PostgreSQL port with the command:

grep -H '^port' /etc/postgresql/*/main/postgresql.conf
Get PostgreSQL configuration

In the example, the PostgreSQL configuration file is located at /etc/postgresql/13/main/postgresql.conf, connection port 5432.

Content

  1. SSH tunnel to PostgreSQL
  2. Direct connection to PostgreSQL
  3. FAQ

Article in other languages:
?? – Cómo configurar el acceso remoto a la base datos PostgreSQL desde Windows
?? – Как настроить удаленное подключение к БД PostgreSQL из Windows

SSH tunnel to PostgreSQL

Connect to PostgreSQL server using SSH tunnel. When choosing this type of connection, no additional settings are required on the PostgreSQL server.

Setting Up pgAdmin on Windows 10:

  1. Launch pgAdmin
  2. Create a new connection to the server: Object -> Create -> Server;
  3. General tab:
    1. Name: server name (arbitrary);
  4. Connection tab:
    1. Host Name: localhost;
    2. Port: 5432;
    3. Maintenance database: mybase;
    4. Username: postgres;
  5. SSH Tunnel tab:
    1. Use SSH tunneling: Yes;
    2. Tunnel host: myserver-IP;
    3. Tunnel port: 58222;
    4. Username: root;
    5. Authentication: Identity file;
    6. Identity file: path_key.

? Specify the id_rsa private key from Configuring SSH certificates on the server as a key. How to change SSH port in FAQ.

Connecting to PostgreSQL via SSH tunnel

PgAdmin settings for connecting via SSH tunnel

Direct connection to PostgreSQL

To set up a direct connection to PostgreSQL, we make changes to the postgresql.conf and pg_hba.conf configuration files

PostgreSQL setup

postgresql.conf

The postgresql.conf file is located in the PostgreSQL installation folder.

sudo nano /etc/postgresql/13/main/postgresql.conf

Let’s uncomment or add the line:

listen_addresses = '*'

We have allowed requests from all IP addresses.

Setting up the postgresql.conf file

? Possible options:
listen_addresses = '0.0.0.0' to listen to all IPv4;
listen_addresses = '::' to listen to all IPv6;
listen_addresses = 'your.host.ip.adress' specific address or list of addresses separated by commas.

pg_hba.conf

The pg_hba.conf file is located in the PostgreSQL installation folder.

sudo nano /etc/postgresql/13/main/pg_hba.conf

Add an entry to the # IPv4 local connections section:

host     mybd     postgres     41.223.232.15/32     md5

The entry allows the user postgres with IP address 41.223.232.15 to connect to the mybd database using a password.

Setting up pg_hba.conf

After the changes, restart the PostgreSQL service.

systemctl restart postgresql

pgAdmin setup

Setting up a direct connection to the PostgreSQL database via the Internet or local network using pgAdmin.

  1. Start pgAdmin
  2. Create a new connection to the server: Object -> Create -> Server;
  3. General tab:
    1. Name: server name (arbitrary);
  4. Connection tab:
    1. Host Name: RemoteServerIP;
    2. Port: 5432;
    1. Maintenance database: mybase;
    2. Username: postgres.
Direct connection to PostgreSQL database

FAQ

PostgreSQL how to find out the location of configuration files?

ps aux | grep postgres | grep — -D

PostgreSQL how to find out the port?

grep -H ‘^port’ /etc/postgresql/*/main/postgresql.conf

SSH how to find out or change the connection port?

File /etc/ssh/sshd_config, line Port.


How to Setup Remote Access to PostgreSQL Database from Windows was discussed in this article. I hope you can now configure pgAdmin to connect to PostgreSQL (direct connection or using SSH tunnel). However, if you run into any problems while configuring the server or pgAdmin, feel free to write in the comments. I will try to help.

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