Richard Huxton wrote:
John Taber wrote:I am having trouble connecting php(5.1.1) and postgresql(8.1) running on Ubuntu Breezy. Both run fine separately. I created a user (tempuser) and a database (tempdb). If I run psql -l it shows the database "tempdb" with the username "tempuser". But I get the following error using pg_connect: Warning: pg_connect() [function.pg-connect]: Unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: FATAL: Ident authentication failed for user "tempuser" in /var/www/db_connect.php on line 14You are using "ident" authentication in your pg_hba.conf file. You probably don't want this. Start with trust if you are connecting locally, then turn passwords on once you are happy you can connect.
Thks for directing me to the pg_hda file - I have made the changes - But I may have a bigger problem (postmaster). I tried to restart postmaster and found that I don't have a pg_ctl program or script in my /usr/bin There is a pg_ctlcluster. Is that new and replaces pg_ctl ? Any reason pg_ctl could be missing (am I missing a package ?). While on this subject, is there a way to ensure postmaster is started on boot - I see postgres scripts in the /etc/rd.d folder - is that enough? I have the Douglas postgresql book to follow details (but haven't read it all) thks.
