Re: Can't change password? - Mailing list pgsql-general

    Is your authentication set to "Trust" in the config files ?

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:45:34 -0600, Eric Scott <scottclansman@cwazy.co.uk>
wrote:

> Heya;
> I have PostGreSQL 7.3.4 on Mandrake Linux 9.2.  For some reason Webmin,
> when I tell it to change the password of a pgsql user, acts like it's
> working, but still leaves "requires password" set to "no."  I've tried
> running psql and executing "ALTER USER [username] WITH PASSWORD
> '[password]'" with the same results.  It gives no error messages... but
> apparently the user still has no password.
> I'm writing a C# program that accesses the database, and authentication
> fails basically no matter what I try.
>
> Any help?  I'm stumped.
>        Thanx in advance,
>              Sigma
>