Re: New install - can't access pgsql

From: John DeSoi <desoi(at)pgedit(dot)com>
To: Richard Doust <rdoust(at)mac(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: New install - can't access pgsql
Date: 2006-01-06 04:39:50
Message-ID: 1EE6B47E-CC68-40C5-8626-F295C2239029@pgedit.com
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On Jan 4, 2006, at 6:55 PM, Richard Doust wrote:

> Of course, the pg_hba.conf file is in the $PGDATA directory, and
> does specify the defaults, which should allow postgres to access
> the postgres database on localhost.

Are you sure you ran initdb as user postgres?

Maybe show us the exact pg_hba.conf entries and the exact psql
connect command/error.

John DeSoi, Ph.D.
http://pgedit.com/
Power Tools for PostgreSQL

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