On Tue, 25 Jun 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > I was trying to alter my pg_hba.conf file so that I could > take off trust and use passwords. I edited it inside wordpad > and saved it but it gave me some warning that said I'm saving it in Text-Only > format and that would remove all formatting. Not know how else to save, > i clicked ok. then i read that i needed to send a SIGHUP signal for the > postmaster to recognize the editted files. I typed in > > pg_ctl reload -D /usr/share/postgresql/data > > > postgres@E52BPS588R / > $ pg_ctl reload -D /usr/share/postgresql/data > postmaster successfully signaled > > THen when i typed in psql template1, i get > > postgres@E52BPS588R / > $ psql template1 > psql: FATAL 1: Missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file, see postmaster log for de > tails > > How do I get my pg_hba.conf file back to normal? Also in the future, > how should i send my SIGHUP signal , because my command is not correct. > PLEASE HELP QUICK! > thank you.
Did wordpad perhaps automatically add a .txt extension? Did you take a look at the new pg_hba.conf file and the postmaster log file to see what the error is and whether this loss of formating is actually significant? I would have thought the loss of formating was just refering to fancy formating rather than text stuff so I would guess that it's either the name or you made an error of some sort. -- Nigel J. Andrews Director --- Logictree Systems Limited Computer Consultants ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])