When you uninstall PostgreSQL there two things it does NOT do. 1. Remove the Windows user account that the postgres service runs under. 2. Remove your existing databases (Including the database user accounts and passwords!).
Either remember your old passwords or: 1. Uninstall PostgreSQL 2. Remove the postgres account for windows (Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Local Users and Groups 3. Delete the install directory of PostgreSQL (C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL or whatever). Then reinstall Have fun! Bruce Rindahl -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [postgis-users] postGIS install question- user permissions notaccepted by the DB Hi, Sorry to bug you all with a simple question. I have tried to re-install postgis into my postgres directory,( Window XP machine, Postgres 8x) but during the install routine I get the following error message: "Could not connect to database postgres Password authentication failed for user postgres" I previously uninstalled postgis and postgres because of an unrelated problem with another app and am now trying to reinstall functionality to use it with my GIS data and mapserver. Can you advise me what to do? thanks Glenn Brooks _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
