Thread: problem in logging into database

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Did You specified the database ? In PostgreSQL You are logging into
database, not into DBMS, like in MySQL.
For test users try template1 first, for example psql -h yourhost -U
somebody -d template1
Did You grant those users rights to database wchich they are connecting
to ?
Regards
Adam

ankit.mehrotra@tcs.com wrote:

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>
> I am new to using postgres. I working on version 8.0.
>
> I have created a number of users in the database but I am not able to
> log into it using any of them, where in logging into using user
> postgres is successfull .... the commands that i am using are
>
> -- createuser -a -d -P "username"
>
> for logging into , i am using
> -- psql -U "username"
>
> In all the references online, it says that the process shud work.
> The postmaster service and databases are running.
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On 12/7/06, ankit.mehrotra@tcs.com <ankit.mehrotra@tcs.com> wrote:
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> I am new to using postgres. I working on version 8.0.
>
> I have created a number of users in the database but I am not able to log
> into it using any of them,

Hi,

Could you please paste the ERROR message you get.

regds
mallah.


where in logging into using user postgres is
> successfull .... the commands that i am using are
>
> -- createuser -a -d -P "username"
>
> for logging into , i am using
> -- psql -U "username"
>
> In all the references online, it says that the process shud work.
> The postmaster service and databases are running.
>
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specify the user which did initdb.

--Imad
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On 12/8/06, ankit.mehrotra@tcs.com <ankit.mehrotra@tcs.com> wrote:
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> my postmaster is on the same machine .. i am pasting the command and its
> output here for u :-
>
> %  psql -d template1 -U postgres
> psql: FATAL:  Ident authentication failed for user "postgres"
>
> Please do guide.
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On 12/8/06, ankit.mehrotra@tcs.com <ankit.mehrotra@tcs.com> wrote:
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> my postmaster is on the same machine .. i am pasting the command and its
> output here for u :-
>
> %  psql -d template1 -U postgres
> psql: FATAL:  Ident authentication failed for user "postgres"

You will need to modify pg_hba.conf file in the directory which you
initdb'ed and restart the database.

this file is well documented and reading it is a good investment.
There are several options to allow connecting . mentioned
below are roughly in order or security. you need to add/modity
/uncomment the lines near the end of this file.


local   all         all                               trust   # very trivial

will allow any user to connect from same machine to any database without
any password.

local   all         all                               md5

(same a above but will ask password)

host    all         all         192.168.0.100/32      md5

(same a above but allows connection from said address range)

you can choose any config based on your requirement but make
sure it secure enough eventually.


Regds
mallah.

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