Re: Postgresql Login problem

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Dr(dot) Lal Bopearachchi" <lal(at)apiit(dot)lk>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Postgresql Login problem
Date: 2007-08-08 14:55:23
Message-ID: 1158.1186584923@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Dr. Lal Bopearachchi" <lal(at)apiit(dot)lk> writes:
> I am trying to use PostgreSQL ver. 8.1.4 that comes with Red Hat
> Enterprise Linux 5.
> I cannot log into the postgres server as postgres, it gives the error
> message "password authentication failed for user "postgres".
> Is there a default password?

No. The default Red Hat configuration doesn't use passwords --- it is
set up for "ident" authorization, instead. Have you changed any
configuration files? What are the exact commands you are trying?

regards, tom lane

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