Norton 360 blocking PostgreSQL - Solved

PandaB5

Hi

In the past week Norton 360 has started blocking PostgreSql - so every time I start Daz Studio I get an error message: A valid PostgreSQL CMS connection could not be established. It must be a recent update of Norton that caused this issue.

If I disable Norton Smart Firewall and Norton Auto-Protect - both for 15 minutes and then open Daz - everything works 100% - and even when they kick in again there is no problem - Daz works 100% until I close it.  But it's a pain having to disable my anti-virus every time I want to start Daz.

I can find Daz Studio in my list of applications to "allow" but I cannot find what / or how to whitelist the PostgreSql commands it runs. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks

 

Fishtales

The CMS, postgres.exe, needs access to an internal port. The port number can be found under Preferences/CMS. Open the Firewall and find where it allows port access and tell it to allow access to that port number.

PandaB5

Thanks Fishtales. Adding postgres.exe to my list of allowed programs solved it for me.

If anyone else has the problem the step-by-step solution is as follows:

1. Open Norton 360
2. Click on the settings on the light grey bar at the top
3. Click on Firewall (2nd from the top)
4. Go to the tab: Program Control
5. Click on ADD
6. It will open your list of programs and scroll to : DAZ3D and under DAZ3D there's a folder named: POSTGRESQL CMS - click on that
7. Click on the folder named: Bin
8. Click on postgres.exe (scroll down the bin folder until you find it.)
9. It then brings up a block that is green to show the .exe is considered safe - there is a block that will show "automatic" - change that to "always allow". 
10. Then click OK
11. Then click apply.

 

 

Fishtales

@PandaB5

You are welcome. I'm glad you got it fixed.