can't get user authentication to work - HELP! - Mailing list pgsql-general

I just can't seem to figure out how to get the userid/password thing to
work.

i created a database called a_database.

i created a user using createuser named "user1" with password "password1"

my pg_hba.conf file has the following entry:

host all  192.168.1.0   255.255.255.0  password pg_passwd

i try the following:

psql -h 192.168.1.200 -d a_database -U user1 -W

and i enter "password1" (sans quotes) at the password prompt and get:

psql: FATAL 1:  SetUserId: user 'user1' is not in 'pg_shadow'

How do I get this to work? How do i get an entry into pg_shadow?

I even tried it with the postgres super user:

psql -h 192.168.1.200 -d a_database -U postgres -W

and I get:

psql: Password authentication failed for user 'postgres'

What do I do to get user authentication to work?

Regards,
Floyd Shackelford
4 Peaks Technology Group, Inc., http://www.4peakstech.com/
dba Corona Professional Services, http://www.coronaps.com/
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