postgresql-9.6

I need to encrypt some columns in a PostgreSQL 9.6 database. The data being encrypted is inherently sensitive; however, the data are not passwords or other authentication credentials. This data will need to be decrypted for statistical analysis and consumption by users. After reading several questions and answers: Storing encrypted data in Postgres https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/24370/how-to-use-aes-encryption-in-postgresql https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/59942/secure-postgresql-database-encryption ... and considering these comments: ... it seems the biggest problem with using

I am trying to learn how to use javascript to connect to a postgresql database but when I try to log a query to the console using query.on(...), I get a type error that says "query.on is not a function". I have searched extensively on how to resolve this but can't seem to find any documentation on the .on function. I know that the connection is successful because when I query the db from terminal, the two new rows have been added. jsontest.js var pg = require('pg'); var conString = "postgres://[username]:[password]@localhost:5432/VONKTA1"; //username and password masked var client = new pg

When creating a new user on our Potgis enabled database I run into the strange issue that that new user cannot access the postgis extension while earlier created users can. With my user account I get the following output: mydb => SELECT postgis_version(); postgis_version --------------------------------------- 2.3 USE_GEOS=1 USE_PROJ=1 USE_STATS=1 (1 row) With the new user I get the following: mydb => SELECT postgis_version() mydb-> ; ERROR: function postgis_version() does not exist LINE 1: SELECT postgis_version() ^ HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You might need

I've spent lots of time to find Postgres configuration files like pg_hba.conf or postgresql.conf in different distributions of linux and also postgres versions itself! and I was very confused... Finally I found the global solution for it. First you should follow these steps: su - postgres psql For postgres configuration file : SHOW config_file; the output should be like this: postgres=# SHOW config_file; config_file ------------------------------------------ /etc/postgresql/9.6/main/postgresql.conf (1 row) and for hba_file use: SHOW hba_file; If you instance is not started and you can't select

UserX has following grants: CREATE ROLE "UserX" LOGIN PASSWORD 'pass'; CREATE DATABASE "DBX" WITH OWNER="UserX" ENCODING='UTF8' TABLESPACE=pg_default CONNECTION LIMIT=-1; GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE "DBX" TO "UserX"; GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO "UserX"; GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO "UserX"; ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO "UserX"; ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO "UserX"; I get following errors when trying to restore its dump to other database: pg_restore: creating SEQUENCE "public.tblX_Id_seq" pg_restore: [archiver (db