Re: problems with permissions - Mailing list pgsql-general

From John R Pierce
Subject Re: problems with permissions
Date
Msg-id 535EC7FC.4080601@hogranch.com
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In response to problems with permissions  (Eric Smith <eric_h_smith@me.com>)
List pgsql-general
On 4/25/2014 7:11 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
> Having a problem dumping a database using pg_dump. This is Mac OS 10.9.2 and postgres 8.3.  I'm using md5 for
authentication,and have the appropriate .pgpass file with u=rw permissions in the user's home directory.  I can access
mydatabase, called radiovision, using psql -U radiovision.  I think that means the authentication is working properly
(i.e.postgres does not ask for a password for radiovision or give me any authentication errors).  However, when I try
tocreate a backup using pg_dump -C radiovision, I am prompted for a password to which I respond with radiovision's
password. I then get the error: 
>
> connection to database "radiovision" failed:  FATAL:  password authentication failed for user "DrRudner".

try pg_dump -U radiovision -C radiovision   ...



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