Re: db connection problem (fedora core 3, pgsql 8.0.3)

> On 9/23/05 1:08 PM, "operationsengineer1(at)yahoo(dot)com"
> <operationsengineer1(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
>
> > hi all,
> >
> > i'm trying to acces our new in-house pgsql server.
> > pgsql 8.0.3 is running on fc3.
> >
> > i vpn into the company network, then i sign into
> the
> > fc3 server a "user" via an accuterm session.
> >
> > i typed in
> >
> > "psql -d mydb"
> >
> > and received an error message that "user" isn't a
> > user.
> >
> > does anyone know what i'm doing wrong?
>
> Did someone do a createuser on your new server for
> the "user" in question?
>
> Sean

Sean, no. is this likely the problem? do linux user
names also have to be created in the db for folks who
will use psql, pgadmin, etc.?

tia...

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