I am trying to connect remotely to a PostgreSQL DB using PGAdmin III
FYI I am using SSH Keys to connect to my instance, no passwords.
I have setup the SSH tunnel like so:
ssh -L 3333:remote.server.com:5432 myuser@remote.server.com
Then in the postgresql.conf I have modified the listening addresses to: listen_addresses='*'
Just in case, I also added to pg_hba.conf the line :
host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5
however I still get the same error so I believe this is useless.
Finally in PGAdmin, I create new connection using host: localhost port: 3333 (as per local tunnel option above) username: myuser Then on SSH tunnel tab, I have a checkmark on use SSH tunneling tunnel host: remote.server.com tunnel post: 5432 username: myuser identity_file: I point to my local id_rsa.pub file and I enter my passphrase.
I get the following error: SSH error: Error when starting up SSH session with error code -13
I added the -v option to the SSH tunnel creation line and I see “authentication successful” as well as “local forwarding listening on 127.0.0.1 port 3333”
These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.
Click below to sign up and get $100 of credit to try our products over 60 days!
You need to point to your local idrsa file (the private key file).