Re: Bug #537: In Red Hat don't open port 5432 and PostgreSql

On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org wrote:

> Roger (rogermg@teleline.es) reports a bug with a severity of 2
> The lower the number the more severe it is.
>
> Short Description
> In Red Hat don't open port 5432 and PostgreSql don't work.
>
> Long Description
> Hi!
>  I recently installing Red Hat 7.2. One of RPM were your PostgreSql. I
> thing that there is a bug in the instalallation. Packet is installed
> correctly with no error messages. When I try to init server by
> (etc/init.d/postgresql start) the Linux says all is OK. But when I
> make a port Scan the PostfreSql Port (5432) is not openened and
> PostMaster process is running. So PostgreSql don't work because I can
> not connect to databases... In redHat 7.1 all was ok.... But 7.2....

What version of PostgreSQL is it?  I believe between PostgreSQL 7.0 and
PostgreSQL 7.1 the default was changed on install to not open the port
for security reasons. You'll probably need to edit the postgresql.conf
file to turn it on (tcpip_socket = true) and may need to edit the
pg_hba.conf to set up your security rules.