On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:01:46 +0530 <madhu.harchandani@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello > I am newbie to postgresql I have to make project using > this . I am learning it but at every step i am getting error . now I > am stuck with the error > > -bash-3.2$ psql -d xnat -f sql/xnat.sql -U xnat > psql: FATAL: Ident authentication failed for user "xnat" > > I have made changes in my pg_hba.conf file also but then too this > error is coming Plz someone help me to get rid of this . This should help you out: http://www.postgresqldocs.org/index.php/Client_Authentication You need to change your pg_hba.conf to not use ident. Joshua D. Drake -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL SPI Liaison | SPI Director | PostgreSQL political pundit
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