Re: pgAgent - Log error when running

From: Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Chuck <watsocd(at)gmail(dot)com>, <pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pgAgent - Log error when running
Date: 2006-08-02 21:56:42
Message-ID: C0F6DE2A.105D5%dpage@vale-housing.co.uk
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On 2/8/06 17:38, "Chuck" <watsocd(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> After running pgAgent with the following command:
>
> /usr/bin/pgagent -l 2 hostaddr=127.0.0.1 dbname=postgres user=postgres
>
> The pertinent debug message said:
>
> WARNING: Couldn't create connection: fe_sendauth: no password supplied
>
> Why do I need a password for the postgres account when on the local
> machine?

What's in pg_hba.conf? If it's just the ident line you showed me previously,
then don't forget that 'local' means a local Unix socket connection, and
*not* 127.0.0.1 which is just another host address.

Regards, Dave.

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