Howdy, Anybody else get authentication failure on Rawhide compiled postgresql-7.3.1-4 (applied to 7.3-6 too) when trying access a db locally? Doesn't really matter what user you try, but let's make sure we should be allowed ... # service postgresql status postmaster (pid 24011 24009 24007) is running... # su - postgres [postgres@tacit pgsql]$ psql template1 psql: FATAL: Missing or erroneous pg_hba.conf file, see postmaster log for details [postgres@tacit pgsql]$ This is because obvious ~postgres/data/pg_hba.conf minor syntax change. Following patch will fix the sample configuration file copied on iditdb will need to be thus patched something like this --- postgresql-7.3/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample.dist Sat Jan 4 19:23:49 2003 +++ postgresql-7.3/src/backend/libpq/pg_hba.conf.sample Sat Jan 4 19:24:55 2003 @@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ # Using sockets credentials for improved security. Not available everywhere, # but works on Linux, *BSD (and probably some others) -local all ident sameuser +local all all ident sameuser # This will also prevent random local user connecting to any db unless he is valid postgresql user which I assume was intended or was it? HTH, :-) riku -- [ This .signature intentionally left blank ] _______________________________________________ Redhat-devel-list mailing list Redhat-devel-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list