> If only you can login to that client, then it's not quite so bad as > effectively only you are trusted. You should be able to set the postgres > user password and use password auth though - did you set it in pgAdmin? > If so, you might want to try switching Encrypted Passwords off under > Tools -> Options and trying again (to set the password). > That worked. Maybe you can point me to some reading material, so I can understand this behavior. Thanks for all your help....
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Page [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 11:41 AM > To: Vikram Khurana > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [pgadmin-support] VMWare connection > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vikram Khurana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 26 August 2002 22:38 > > To: Dave Page > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [pgadmin-support] VMWare connection > > > > > > > No. Ident means use an ident server. > > Is Ident server something I need to set up? Why would I do that > > > > > host all 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 password > > > > I was able to get the connection when I made the entry > > host all 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.255 trust > > 192.168.1.0 is a network address, not a host address. You might want to > check that. > > > However on changing the 'trust' to 'password' I get a > > password authentication failure-- I tried by using a blank > > passwd and then changed the password of the user postgres & > > tried that. Both failed. > > Not sure why I shouldn't leave the AUTH_TYPE to 'trust' -- > > bad security maybe?? > > If only you can login to that client, then it's not quite so bad as > effectively only you are trusted. You should be able to set the postgres > user password and use password auth though - did you set it in pgAdmin? > If so, you might want to try switching Encrypted Passwords off under > Tools -> Options and trying again (to set the password). > > Regards, Dave. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
