-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 > > I type > > pgsql2shp -f ..\dump -h localhost -p 5432 postgis "postgres" WIN1252 - -P > > somepassword > > > > and I get back > > FATAL: password authentication failed for user "Tara" > > > > But I don't have a pg user called "Tara", just postgres...
Try adding "-u postgres" as per the help: OPTIONS: [...] -u <user> Connect to the database as the specified user. [...] For example: pgsql2shp -f ..\dump -h localhost -u postgres -P <passwd> postgis <table> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Universal 2.8.3 Charset: us-ascii wsBVAwUBSKTmJh6WPRoYuvd0AQhtZAf+MTq7aMlYnHdd71OQw4bUCPpplW/dQoll kZD1sXQVBLSRasKjBxEOxFQqAcon4m2QT0lSOvAu6YulHNK6viZUVE5yq2iPEMqP EREFsbDLKaQp7neSd0dxnW4sc+BV6yOnpfFO+RK1XdNcguFJvqXg6/BJANEHkDgO 46m7sgeGsoAwE+4qG0W368MbPncMaXgQZ1t/TCvaKL8Bo0x3ntd5svldCd+cCYEY 8PfmGqXpK+AKavWRbLGVpJsP7rDWv/FKEVrqwEDoGMLG5xzRMk6PkL5zyH5vt2k0 9QKsix9dmWjsl+rHGtzxvsOn/BF+rzM3sD651DK3fCBLABRxXeg8/Q== =CFn3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list [email protected] http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
