Hi, May be you should use the program
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_passwd your_password_file It will ask you to fill in names and passwds and make an encrypted file of it Tuan Gtrica wrote: > > Hi all > > I'm trying to configure Postgress to allow restricted access to database. > I inserted in the file pg_hba.conf the following line: > local primo > password ./pass > > the file pass in directory "data" contains the line "giuseppe:gitrica" > when I connect using "psql primo giuseppe" I'm asked to insert the password > but it tells > "Password authentication failed for user 'giuseppe' " > > Giuseppe > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- /\ /\ ___________________________________________________ ( ''' ) |Les idées qui gouvernent le monde arrivent sur les | (@_ _@) |pattes des pingouins ou sur les baskets des | __( Y )__ |diablotins ou à dos de Gnou (Nietzche modifié) | (;;)>^<(;;) |___________________________________________________| ===\[_]/=== ¤-((_))-¤ -------------------- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]