Re: Problems using psql--Fatal password authentication failed - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Problems using psql--Fatal password authentication failed
Date
Msg-id 10531.1246055711@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Problems using psql--Fatal password authentication failed  (Guy Flaherty <naoshika@gmail.com>)
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Guy Flaherty <naoshika@gmail.com> writes:
> On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 5:14 AM, Kindra Martinenko <kindramart@yahoo.com>wrote:
>> Now, yet another problem I am having is being able to launch the psql
>> command line.  It gives me a "FATAL: password authentication failed for User
>> "Kindra".
>>
>> [command prompt line:\]psql U-Kindra
>> password (trust level is set at md5): ******
>> FATAL: password authentication failed for User "Kindra

> Hmm, I have no experience with psql on windows. I am assuming you are using
> pgAdmin III on the server and not connecting to another machine. Perhaps you
> need to specify the actual database you are connecting to with psql?  Maybe
> try with -D to specify the database.

I'm wondering what the *actual* username is (we see three different
renderings of it above), and whether it contains any funny characters
that pgAdmin will quote for you but cause trouble on a shell command
line.

            regards, tom lane

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