Postgresql Installation in CentOS/RHEL servers

# yum install postgresql postgresql-server

Start Postgresql
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# chkconfig postgresql on
# service postgresql start

Connect to Postgresql Server
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# su – postgres
Connect using psql command line tool:
$ psql -d template1 -U postgres

Open TCP port 5432(Postgresql uses port 5432)
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Finally make sure iptables allows remote access to Postgresql database server.
Open /etc/sysconfig/iptables file.
# vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables

Append following line before COMMIT line to open port 5432
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-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state –state NEW -m tcp -p tcp –dport 5432 -j ACCEPT

Save and close the file. Restart the firewall.

# service iptables restart

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