Re: Access to pg_hba.conf

You can either use 'sudo' to  'cd' to that DATA directory, OR  'sudo su - postgres'  (assuming you have 'postgres' added as the user while installation) - then you are free to traverse the $PG_DATA directory.

Arvind

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> From: Jane Geering <jane(dot)geering(at)gmail(dot)com>
>To: postgresql novice <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
>Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 3:27 PM
>Subject: [NOVICE] Access to pg_hba.conf
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>I have a functioning PostgreSQL 9.1.1 installation on a Mac OSX 10.6.8 machine, installed using EnterpriseDB one-click installer.  The data files are (presumably) in /Library/PostgreSQL/9.1/data/.
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>From my reading of the docs I believe this is where pg_hba.conf will be found.  What do I have to do to gain access to the files in the /data directory?   Tried RTFM but frankly am too intellectually challenged to understand.  Can anyone help?
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