PG 8.0.3 ignores parameter listen_addresses ?

Started by Andreasalmost 21 years ago4 messagesgeneral
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#1Andreas
maps.on@gmx.net

Hi,

I compiled a Postgres 8.0.3 on a SuSE 9.3 system.
This sytem has several network-interfaces. One points to the wild internet.

Now I'd like postgres only to listen for localhost, the LAN and probaply
the socket.
I wrote listen_addresses = 'localhost,192.168.100.1' in the
postgresql.conf restartet the pg-server and looked with netstat -lan
|grep 5432.

It still showed
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:5432 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 :::5432 :::* LISTEN
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTEN 65292 /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432

Uncommenting the listen_addresses = 'localhost' in the default conf-file
does the same.
Nothing, that is. :(

I though that perhaps PG reads some other file but as I changed the port
to 5433 in the next parameter below the listen_addresses it worked.

Where am I wrong ?

#2Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: Andreas (#1)
Re: PG 8.0.3 ignores parameter listen_addresses ?

Andreas <maps.on@gmx.net> writes:

I wrote listen_addresses = 'localhost,192.168.100.1' in the
postgresql.conf restartet the pg-server and looked with netstat -lan
|grep 5432.

It still showed
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:5432 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 :::5432 :::* LISTEN
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTEN 65292 /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432

I'll bet you have -i on the postmaster command line; that overrides
listen_addresses from the config file.

regards, tom lane

#3Andreas
maps.on@gmx.net
In reply to: Tom Lane (#2)
Re: PG 8.0.3 ignores parameter listen_addresses ?

Tom Lane schrieb:

Andreas <maps.on@gmx.net> writes:

It still showed
tcp 0 0 :::5432 :::* LISTEN
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTEN 65292 /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432

I'll bet you have -i on the postmaster command line; that overrides
listen_addresses from the config file.

Right =8-}
Now, to embarass me a bit further, I'd need to ask why netstat now
(still) shows :
tcp 0 0 ::1:5432 :::* LISTEN

That's probaply some IP V6 thingy. I didn't feel the need vor IP V6
until now so I don't have a clue and I'd rather not have stuff listening
there.

#4Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: Andreas (#3)
Re: PG 8.0.3 ignores parameter listen_addresses ?

Andreas <maps.on@gmx.net> writes:

Now, to embarass me a bit further, I'd need to ask why netstat now
(still) shows :
tcp 0 0 ::1:5432 :::* LISTEN

That's probaply some IP V6 thingy.

Yup, that's the IPv6 spelling of localhost.

I didn't feel the need vor IP V6 until now so I don't have a clue and
I'd rather not have stuff listening there.

You'd have to see about turning off IPv6 support in your kernel then.
But since it's only a local loopback connection, I don't entirely see
the point of worrying.

regards, tom lane