Re: BUG #1176: PHP connection

On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 06:29:29 -0300,
PostgreSQL Bugs List <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:
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> The following bug has been logged online:

This isn't really a bug; you should have posted you question to pgsql-novice.
(Followups set to there and to you.)

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> Bug reference: 1176
> Logged by: thoyyib
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> Email address: thoyyib(at)rediffmail(dot)com
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> PostgreSQL version: 7.4
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> Operating system: linux
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> Description: PHP connection
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> Details:
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> The error report is :
> FATEL: IDENT authentication failed for user "postgres"
> I am a new user. pls help me....

The simplest solution is probably to su to root and then su to postgres
and then do whatever you were trying to do.

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