Re: Passwords in PSQL - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: Passwords in PSQL
Date
Msg-id 426C9E6E.2010709@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Passwords in PSQL  (Rafaqat Ali <smoken0@gmail.com>)
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>        Any one can connect to any database. If any one knows user
> name, he/she connect to db. I want to provide some security that no
> one can connect without providing passwords. postgres uses a function
> do_coonect() for this perpose. I provide it passwords but it let me
> connect to db with any passwords provided. Can any one tell me how to
> set passwords for db user. and how can I implement password protection
> in psql.

You have to edit your pg_hba.conf and change trust authentication to md5.

Chris


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