Re: [BUGS] BUG #4966: wrong password.....

2009-08-06 Thread Kevin Grittner
"walkerlacombe" wrote: > PostgreSQL version: 8.0 > Operating system: vista home premium While Alvaro has very kindly added something to the "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ) page which might help you: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/FAQ#I_lost_the_database_password.__What_can_I_do_to_reco

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4966: wrong password.....

2009-08-06 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Dimitri Fontaine wrote: > This question is a such a FAQ that it deserves a place in the docs, I > think. Is there a counter-argument (security based or anything) to add > this, maybe in the tutorial part, a new Authenticating section between > Architectural Fundamentals and Creating a Database? W

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4966: wrong password.....

2009-08-06 Thread Tom Lane
Craig Ringer writes: > On Thu, 2009-08-06 at 11:22 +0200, Dimitri Fontaine wrote: >> Would we consider providing a documentation section explaining how to >> change pg_hba.conf to trust, reload, change password, get back to saner >> HBA if needed? >> >> This question is a such a FAQ that it deser

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4966: wrong password.....

2009-08-06 Thread Craig Ringer
On Thu, 2009-08-06 at 11:22 +0200, Dimitri Fontaine wrote: > Would we consider providing a documentation section explaining how to > change pg_hba.conf to trust, reload, change password, get back to saner > HBA if needed? > > This question is a such a FAQ that it deserves a place in the docs, I >

Re: [BUGS] BUG #4966: wrong password.....

2009-08-06 Thread Dimitri Fontaine
Hi, "walkerlacombe" writes: > Operating system: vista home premium > Description:wrong password. > Details: > > when i boot up my pc i have owner and postgresql as users.for postgresql i > need a password. now when i downloaded postgresql i had to make 2 passwords. > now , when i