Well from: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/static/client-authentication.html
local This record matches connection attempts using Unix domain sockets. Without a record of this type, Unix-domain socket connections are disallowed Since I am connecting from my linux box, it might be the problem. I am in home now - will check it agin tomorrow in office. damn no SSH to the linux box. by the way, i have one question. since the old user left the job and we deleted his account who owns postgresql and its data? does the old database with his name which we used to work still exists? I am little confused on this issue as I come from mySQL background and we didnt have usernames based on the Linux usernames? The postgresql book by wrox tells us to create a user postgres using "useradd" command but when I look into User & groups using RH9.1 configuration tool I dont see any such users but the corresponding "useradd postgres" fails. Little confusing...damn my intelligence... This leads me to another question: can somebody point me to a doc that teaches me usermanagement and default databases (template0 and template1) in newbie terms. Thanks in advance. Regards, Karam --- Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Karam Chand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > createuser, createdb etc. all giving the same > error: > > > No entry defined in pg_hba.conf for localhost, > user > > jor, database template1. > > This is probably complaining about the lack of a > "local" line, > not a "host" line. > > regards, tom lane > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]