"psql: could not connect to server: Connection refused" Error when connecting to remote database

I am trying to connect to a Postgres database installed in a remote server using the following command:

psql -h host_ip -U db_username -d db_name

This is the error that occurs: > psql: could not connect to server: Connection refused Is the server running on host "" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432?

1. Postgres installed version is 9.4.
2. Host operating system: Ubuntu 15.04
3. Client operating system: Centos 7

I already tried the following but the issue remains unresolved:

1. Edited pg_hba.conf file to include

> host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5

2. Edited 'postgresql.conf' and changed the listen parameter to

> listen_addresses='*'

3. Restarted Postgres service.
4. Disabled firewall and iptables on host and client.
5. I checked by running the psql command locally and it worked.
6. I tried the second solution given in this question. Running nmap gave me the following output:

Starting Nmap 6.47 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2015-09-07 18:08 IST Nmap scan report for 10.17.250.250 Host is up (0.0000040s latency). Not shown: 997 closed ports PORT STATE SERVICE 22/tcp open ssh 25/tcp open smtp 80/tcp open http

Am I missing something? Hope someone can help.

cd /etc/postgresql/9.x/main/

open file named postgresql.conf

sudo vi postgresql.conf

add this line to that file

listen_addresses = '*'

then open file named pg_hba.conf

sudo vi pg_hba.conf

and add this line to that file

host  all  all 0.0.0.0/0 md5

It allows access to all databases for all users with an encrypted password

restart your server

sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql restart

Check the port defined in postgresql.conf. My installation of postgres 9.4 uses port 5433 instead of 5432

I have struggled with this when trying to remotely connect to a new PostgreSQL installation on my Raspberry Pi. Here's the full breakdown of what I did to resolve this issue:

First, open the PostgreSQL configuration file and make sure that the service is going to listen outside of localhost.

sudo [editor] /etc/postgresql/[version]/main/postgresql.conf

I used nano, but you can use the editor of your choice, and while I have version 9.1 installed, that directory will be for whichever version you have installed.

Search down to the section titled 'Connections and Authentication'. The first setting should be 'listen_addresses', and might look like this:

#listen_addresses = 'localhost'     # what IP address(es) to listen on;

The comments to the right give good instructions on how to change this field, and using the suggested '*' for all will work well.

Please note that this field is commented out with #. Per the comments, it will default to 'localhost', so just changing the value to '*' isn't enough, you also need to uncomment the setting by removing the leading #.

It should now look like this:

listen_addresses = '*'         # what IP address(es) to listen on;

You can also check the next setting, 'port', to make sure that you're connecting correctly. 5432 is the default, and is the port that psql will try to connect to if you don't specify one.

Save and close the file, then open the Client Authentication config file, which is in the same directory:

sudo [editor] /etc/postgresql/[version]/main/pg_hba.conf

I recommend reading the file if you want to restrict access, but for basic open connections you'll jump to the bottom of the file and add a line like this:

host all all all md5

You can press tab instead of space to line the fields up with the existing columns if you like.

Personally, I instead added a row that looked like this:

host [database_name] pi 192.168.1.0/24 md5

This restricts the connection to just the one user and just the one database on the local area network subnet.

Once you've saved changes to the file you will need to restart the service to implement the changes.

sudo service postgresql restart

Now you can check to make sure that the service is openly listening on the correct port by using the following command:

sudo netstat -ltpn

If you don't run it as elevated (using sudo) it doesn't tell you the names of the processes listening on those ports.

One of the processes should be Postgres, and the Local Address should be open (0.0.0.0) and not restricted to local traffic only (127.0.0.1). If it isn't open, then you'll need to double check your config files and restart the service. You can again confirm that the service is listening on the correct port (default is 5432, but your configuration could be different).

Finally you'll be able to successfully connect from a remote computer using the command:

psql -h [server ip address] -p [port number, optional if 5432] -U [postgres user name] [database name]

Make sure the settings are applied correctly in the config file.

vim /etc/postgresql/x.x/main/postgresql.conf

Try the following to see the logs and find your problem.

tail /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-x.x-main.log

Following configuration, you need to set:

To open the port 5432 edit your /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf and change

# Connection Settings -

listen_addresses = '*'          # what IP address(es) to listen on;

In /etc/postgresql/10/main/pg_hba.conf

# IPv4 local connections:
host    all             all             0.0.0.0/0           md5

Now restart your DBMS

sudo service postgresql restart

Now you can connect with

psql -h hostname(IP) -p port -U username -d database

Mine was quite straightforward if you are on a Mac try:

brew install postgres

This will tell you if you have it already install and what version or install the latest version for you if not then run

brew upgrade postgresql

This will make sure you have the latest version installed then finally

brew services start postgresql

This will start the service again. I hope this helps someone.

Step 1: edit file potgresql.conf

• file location should be : etc/postgresql/10/main/

• Look for:

  #Connection Settings -

  #listen_addresses = '' # what IP address(es) to listen on;

• remove # before listening addresses

• add '*' :

  listen_addresses = '*'

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Step 2: edit file pg_hba.conf

• file location should be : etc/postgresql/10/main/

• add below given line at the end

  host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5

---

Step 3: restart postgres server

sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql restart

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Step 4: check postgres server status

sudo netstat -plunt |grep postgres

• Make sure you are using same port to access the DB

I think you are using the machine-name instead of the ip of the host.

I got the same error when i tried with machine's name. Because, It is allowed only when both the client and host are under same network and they have the same Operating system installed.

The following helped me on macos Mojave:

$sudo mv /usr/local/var/postgres /usr/local/var/postgres.save
$brew uninstall postgres
$brew install postgres

See the port and make a port change in postgresql.conf. My installation of postgres 9.4 uses port 5431 or 5434 instead of 5432. If it say the port is in use so change the port. And check if you give password in psql installation so give the password in file and save it.

In my case I had removed a locale and generated another locale. Database failed to open because of fatal errors in the postgresql.conf file, on 'lc_messages', 'lc_monetary', 'lc_numberic', and 'lc_time'.

Restoring the locale sorted it out for me.

Another situation,postgresql.confandpg_hba.conffile not locate at /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/.Because postgres can start at any location you set.

For example when you use command pg_ctl -D /tmp/pgsql/ start ,the postgresql.conf and pg_hba.conf will located at /tmp/pgsql/.

In my case, I did not change azure default security policy in management portal. The original is port 22 allowed and the rest are all denied. As long as I add 5432 port, everything becomes good.

I had the exact same problem, with my configuration files correct. In my case the issue comes from the Eduroam wifi I used : when I connect via another wifi everything works. It seems that Eduroam blocks port 5432, at least in my university.

Try to migrate your database. For instance, if you are using Heroku to host your project and with Django, then try heroku run python manage.py migrate command; the error should go away.

I had a problem like this where I had to ssh into a server and than run a query in psql console so the query was in a script but everytime I got this error psql not found so what I did was just added the psql full path from the bin which we get from cat .bash_profile and its done

PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin:/usr/local/mysql/bin

So I added the whole /usr/local/mysql/bin/psql intead of just psql for remote execution.

and another one here:
both host and remote are on real servers
you need '*' exactly.
'localhost , xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' will not work. all these answers(i've seen two) should be wiped out.
what you don't need : host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5 and this stuff