Re: new install, can't use - need password for postgres user

From: Jayadevan M <Jayadevan(dot)Maymala(at)ibsplc(dot)com>
To: Douglas Hyde <dhyde(at)natureserve(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: new install, can't use - need password for postgres user
Date: 2011-08-12 12:32:40
Message-ID: OFA0790BE9.AC8AADD7-ON652578EA.004483A7-652578EA.0044E8B2@ibsplc.com
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> So, I need a password. I tried several passwords, and none
> worked...did I set this password on install? If yes, then my bad and
> I will have to resintall, because I just don't remember what it was.
> Then I guess I am kind of dumb, though in my defence, I first
> installed this a month ago and I am just getting back to it now.

You don't have to reinstall. I have a password for my postgresql. I tried
a few combination of entries and this one seems to work and lets me
through without a password from localhost.
Can you try this?
host all postgres 127.0.0.1/32 trust

And you don't have to restart the server.

Regards,
Jayadevan

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