| From: | Steve Taylor <tayl0270(at)flinders(dot)edu(dot)au> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | psql: FATAL: password authentication failed for user "xxxx" |
| Date: | 2006-01-20 08:36:17 |
| Message-ID: | 1137746177.43d0a101e877d@imap.flinders.edu.au |
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Hi.
I installed PostgreSQL 8.1.2 on Windows XP Pro. I started psql (via the start
menu) and created a user. Then I exited psql using \q. Then I tried to start it
again and got:
psql: FATAL: password authentication failed for user "postgres"
and the command window closed.
I don't understand what is going on. Is this some kind of bug? I have searched
the mailing list archives and found dozens upon dozens of people reporting this
error message, but it's either for a different reason or where it's the same
situation as mine, the message goes unreplied.
The really weird thing is that I did a full uninstall (removed it in Add/Remove
programs AND deleted the directory \Program Files\PostgreSQL) and now psql
won't work AT ALL. I'm just trying to get started. I just want to create ONE
table so I can play around with jdbc.
Why the hell doesn't psql just startup and ask for a username and password? That
makes so much sense that it will never happen.
- Steve
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