Re: problems with non-trust authentication methods in 7.3devel? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: problems with non-trust authentication methods in 7.3devel?
Date
Msg-id 200204241407.g3OE70L10703@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to problems with non-trust authentication methods in 7.3devel?  (Hubert depesz Lubaczewski <depesz@depesz.pl>)
List pgsql-general
Hubert depesz Lubaczewski wrote:
> hi
> i have strange error.
> none (except trust) auythorization methods do work under 7.3devel.
> i tried: password, crypt and md5. i set passwords using:
> alter user pgdba with password 'aaa';
> and
> alter user pgdba with encrypted password 'aaa';
>
> none combination works.
> in fact (since password is required when starting postmaster) i can not
> even start postmaster. what could be the reason?
> my machine is intel celeron with linux:
>
> $ rpm -q glibc gcc
> glibc-2.2.5-7
> gcc-2.95.4-0.20010823.3
>
> what else should i tell for you to be able to help me?

That is strange.  I redid the authentication for 7.3 so you may be
seeing a problem there.   However, it works fine here on BSD/OS.

OK, I am testing now and am seeing the same failure.  Let me work on a
fix right now.

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