On 12/01/2012 05:16, debian nick wrote: > I have postgresql 8.4.9 installed now, my problem is that from time to > time my postgresql let psql version 8.4.9 access the database without > asking for password (psql -d mydatabase -h myhost -U myuser), and the > connection attempts from psql 8.3 are not allowed no matter what i got > time out exceptions from psql 8.3. > The first time that happen to my i have installed postgresql 8.3, so i > think that because i upgrade my system and not postgres (i upgrade from > debian lenny (5) to squeeze (6)) that was the problem, so i installed > 8.4.9 and with pg_dumpall i restore all my databases. And the problem > was solved. Postgresql ask for passwords no matter from where i try to > connect. > And now a month later i have the same problem with 8.4.9. After various > restart, stop and start the problem disappear, and 3 hours later it came > back. Do you have pgAdmin on the same (client) machine? pgAdmin stores passwords in the .pgpass file (though it asks you first, and also warns about clear-text password) which could possibly explain this intermittent behaviour. Ray. -- Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland rod@xxxxxx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
