Обсуждение: Postgres under Windows
Dear all, I need some help to get postgres working under windows. I installed postgress using the .msi I am able to start the pgadminiii and start the database server with no problems. Now I try to create a database as explained in the documentation: createdb mydb The systems asks for a password and when I enter the password it comes back with: could not connect to database template1: FATAL: password authentication failed for user "xxx" At first I thought that because the user xxx (which is not the postgres user) did not exist the error was given. So I went to pgadminiii and created the user "xxx" and gave him rights to create a database. But still the error remains. After that I made some changes to the pg_hba.conf file and changed the method host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5 INTO host all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust But this does not help either. Why am I not able to connect to the database template1? regards, Danny __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Did you restart the service? Did you change the postgresql.conf file to listen on tcp/ip all addresses? listen_addresses = '*' > >After that I made some changes to the pg_hba.conf file >and changed the method >host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5 > >INTO >host all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust > > > >
Tony, I tried your suggestion but it is not helping me out. Restarting the server is not helping either. What I tried next is create the database in pgadminiii and assign my userid as the owner. But that is not working either. So I have run out of options. regards, Danny --- Tony Caduto <tony_caduto@amsoftwaredesign.com> wrote: > Did you restart the service? > > Did you change the postgresql.conf file to listen on > tcp/ip all addresses? > listen_addresses = '*' > > > > >After that I made some changes to the pg_hba.conf > file > >and changed the method > >host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5 > > > >INTO > >host all all 127.0.0.1/32 > trust > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/
Danny, On May 30, 2005, at 10:13 AM, Danny Gaethofs wrote: > Now I try to create a database as explained in the > documentation: > > createdb mydb > > The systems asks for a password and when I enter the > password it comes back with: > > could not connect to database template1: FATAL: > password authentication failed for user "xxx" If you just entered "createdb mydb" that is not going to work unless you are logged into a Windows account which has the same name as a PostgreSQL user account that can create databases. If you really called createdb with more options, please show us exactly what you typed and exactly what the error output is. You probably want something more like: createdb.exe -h 127.0.0.1 -U postgres mydb If you can do things OK with pgAdmin, then it is most likely there is just some incorrect option in the command line. John DeSoi, Ph.D. http://pgedit.com/ Power Tools for PostgreSQL
John, The command you gave createdb.exe -h 127.0.0.1 -U postgres mydb is working. The system gives me the result CREATE DATABASE. Looking into pgadminiii shows the database is created. Doing the same with my user account is not working. Thanks anyway it is making me understand postgres better. regards, Danny --- John DeSoi <desoi@pgedit.com> wrote: > Danny, > > On May 30, 2005, at 10:13 AM, Danny Gaethofs wrote: > > > Now I try to create a database as explained in the > > documentation: > > > > createdb mydb > > > > The systems asks for a password and when I enter > the > > password it comes back with: > > > > could not connect to database template1: FATAL: > > password authentication failed for user "xxx" > > > If you just entered "createdb mydb" that is not > going to work unless > you are logged into a Windows account which has the > same name as a > PostgreSQL user account that can create databases. > If you really called > createdb with more options, please show us exactly > what you typed and > exactly what the error output is. > > You probably want something more like: > > createdb.exe -h 127.0.0.1 -U postgres mydb > > If you can do things OK with pgAdmin, then it is > most likely there is > just some incorrect option in the command line. > > John DeSoi, Ph.D. > http://pgedit.com/ > Power Tools for PostgreSQL > > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to > majordomo@postgresql.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Ah, I didn't catch the fact that you where not doing it as the super user (postgres) For another account to work you need to grant that account the createdb right. Look up in the docs about the grant command. Glad to hear you have it working. Tony Caduto http://www.amsoftwaredesign.com Home of PG Lightning Admin for Postgresql 8.x >The command you gave createdb.exe -h 127.0.0.1 -U >postgres mydb is working. > >The system gives me the result CREATE DATABASE. > >Looking into pgadminiii shows the database is created. > >Doing the same with my user account is not working. > > > >