Thread: Setting Password

You need to change the pg_hba.conf file in your PostgreSQL
installation so that "password" authentication is used. Check out:

http://www.postgresql.org/idocs/index.php?client-authentication.html

for details.

Hope that helps, 

Mike Mascari
mascarm@mascari.com

> Balaji Venkatesan wrote:
> 
> Hi List,
>      Iam pretty new to this list as well as PostgreSQL. I hope to
> find some crucial info from here.
> Thnx in advance to all those who would contribute to it.
> 
> Iam basically an Oracle Consultant.
> 
> At first i would like to clarify how to enforce password for a
> user i have created.
>  I use the psql client to access the database and unless and until
> the -U option
> (psql template1 -U <user> ) is used, iam not prompted to enter any
> password.
> Even thou i enter a wrong password iam still allowed to log in.
> Is there any property needs to be altered to enforce the same ?
> Looking forward for some favourable responses.
> Regards
> Balaji