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From Sasha
Subject problem with password
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Msg-id 000701c2de88$970faa60$528e5cd4@alex
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Responses Re: problem with password  (Stephan Szabo <sszabo@megazone23.bigpanda.com>)
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I create the database by following:
 
mkdir -p /usr/local/pgsql/data
chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
su postgres
 
initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
createdb appc
psql appc
 
Then i create a same user:
 
create user dima with password 'dima'
\q
 
Then:
 
psql appc -U dima -W
Password: __Input any password__ - enter to postgresql.
 
Why i can access to database with any password? What is my error?

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