Re: Postgresql setup on Debian system
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 06:25:16PM -0800, Gary Roach wrote: automatically (I think). I found the Debian README confusing, especially in regards to setting up a special shell that I don't think I need. Are you referring to the postgres user? -- If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131211121125.GB12607@tal
Re: Postgresql setup on Debian system
On 12/10/2013 11:13 PM, Raffaele Morelli wrote: 2013/12/11 Gary Roach gary719_li...@verizon.net mailto:gary719_li...@verizon.net I just switched from using PHP and Mysql to Python / Django and Postgresql. I am having trouble with the setup of Postgresql permissions. I am locked out of some parts of the system and am unsure when to use postgres login vs user login. Most of the Postgresql instructions are written for non-debian like installations. They have one do a bunch of things that Debian does automatically (I think). I found the Debian README confusing, especially in regards to setting up a special shell that I don't think I need. Most of the instructions seem to have already been done automatically. Debian does not tweak things for you, the special shell you are talking about is just (I guess) the psql terminal interface to postgres. Postgres permissions administration is not trivial and if you are looking for security on a per database basis you should read carefully how it works. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/client-authentication.html BTW you are not clear: what are you trying to achieve? Not too surprising that I wasn't clear. I feel like I'm floundering around. I am trying to build a data archiving system that will have multiple levels of users and has a web page access system. Python, Django, html and javascript will take care of most of the project. I just need to get the permissions setup for Postgresql. Thanks for pointing out Chapter 19 of the manual. I haven't read it yet but will do so asap. I guess I am primarily struggling with the setting up of accounts and roles; which I guess is about 90% of the database setup. I probably need to just read more and hope for the best. Gary R.
Re: Postgresql setup on Debian system
2013/12/11 Gary Roach gary719_li...@verizon.net On 12/10/2013 11:13 PM, Raffaele Morelli wrote: BTW you are not clear: what are you trying to achieve? Not too surprising that I wasn't clear. I feel like I'm floundering around. I am trying to build a data archiving system that will have multiple levels of users and has a web page access system. Python, Django, html and javascript will take care of most of the project. I just need to get the permissions setup for Postgresql. Thanks for pointing out Chapter 19 of the manual. I haven’t read it yet but will do so asap. I guess I am primarily struggling with the setting up of accounts and roles; which I guess is about 90% of the database setup. I probably need to just read more and hope for the best. Gary R. you are using a frontend that should keep care of user permissions, then you should create one role (user) on postgres with all permission on a database he must own. so, as user postgres create a role for the frontend (eg. groach), then log into postgres as groach and create a database (eg. mydatabase). pgadmin or phppgadmin are your friends if you're not familiar with terminal interfaces in doing this. next add the relevant line to your pg_hba.conf (first line is for clarity). this will grant connection to database `mydatabase` to user `groach` from all ip addresses, using md5 encryption method. # TYPE DATABASEUSERADDRESS METHOD hostmydatabasegroachall md5
Re: Postgresql setup on Debian system
2013/12/11 Gary Roach gary719_li...@verizon.net I just switched from using PHP and Mysql to Python / Django and Postgresql. I am having trouble with the setup of Postgresql permissions. I am locked out of some parts of the system and am unsure when to use postgres login vs user login. Most of the Postgresql instructions are written for non-debian like installations. They have one do a bunch of things that Debian does automatically (I think). I found the Debian README confusing, especially in regards to setting up a special shell that I don't think I need. Most of the instructions seem to have already been done automatically. Debian does not tweak things for you, the special shell you are talking about is just (I guess) the psql terminal interface to postgres. Postgres permissions administration is not trivial and if you are looking for security on a per database basis you should read carefully how it works. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/client-authentication.html BTW you are not clear: what are you trying to achieve?
