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Title
"ERROR: permission denied for tablespace pg_global" in PostgreSQL agent -
Description
When monitoring with the PostgreSQL agent the following error is found in the database agent log. This prevents the host from being monitored.
Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: FATAL: no pg_hba.conf entry for host "HOSTNAME", user "USERNAME", database "postgres"
Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: permission denied for tablespace pg_global -
Cause
Missing permissions -
Resolution
The database agent is missing the necessary permissions as described in the Deployment Guide and Knowledgebase article 4229776 .
Something may have changed in the permissions that the user has. Grant these permissions to the user:
User privileges required for the PostgreSQL agent for versions 10+:
- PG_MONITOR
- PG_READ_ALL_SETTINGS
- PG_READ_ALL_STATS
- PG_STAT_SCAN_TABLES
SELECT r.rolname, ARRAY(SELECT b.rolname FROM pg_catalog.pg_auth_members m JOIN pg_catalog.pg_roles b ON (m.roleid = b.oid) WHERE m.member = r.oid) as memberof FROM pg_catalog.pg_roles r where r.rolname='USERNAME' ORDER BY 1;