I have found that if pgadmin cant reach the postgresql backend, it reports a failed password error instead of a failed connection. You might make sure you back end is up and reachable.
On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 2:41 AM John Zuill <j...@me.com> wrote: > Hi PG > I am very new at this. So I was quite baffled when as soon as I tried to > access the server, I got “Fatal: password authentication failed for user > “Postgres” > > The password I used was impossible to get wrong. Its three letters. > > Any ideas? > John Zuill > >