Re: PostgreSQL JDBC error: Missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file

On Wed, 31 May 2000, Ira Waxberg wrote:

> I get this error only when coming in from the local host! Remote clients,
> oddly enough, don't have this problem.
> 
> Something unusual has occured to cause the driver to fail. Please report
> this exception: java.sql.SQLException: Missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf
> file, see postmaster log for details

This is being sent to the backend as it's seeing a corrupt pg_hba.conf
file.

This file could also be missing but as you include it next, it's not that.

> The pg_hba.conf file:
> 
> host         all         127.0.0.1     255.255.255.255   trust
> host         all         203.216.99.58 255.255.255.255   trust
> host         all         203.216.99.58                   trust

This line is corrupt as it's missing the subnet mask. delete it, as it's a
duplicate of the preciding line.

Peter

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