Re: authentication question

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Craig White <craigwhite(at)azapple(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: authentication question
Date: 2006-11-09 15:34:55
Message-ID: 20061109153455.GB26818@alvh.no-ip.org
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Craig White wrote:

> logs say...
> Nov 8 20:18:26 srv1 postgresql: Starting postgresql service: succeeded
> Nov 8 20:18:39 srv1 postgres[21020]: PAM audit_open() failed:
> Permission denied
> Nov 8 20:18:39 srv1 postgres[21020]: [2-1] LOG: pam_authenticate
> failed: System error
> Nov 8 20:18:39 srv1 postgres[21020]: [3-1] FATAL: PAM authentication
> failed for user "craig"

I'm not at all familiar with PAM error message wording, but are you
aware that you must create the user "craig" inside the database _as
well_ as on whatever PAM layer you use?

The "audit_open(): Permission denied" message sounds like Postgres is
not authorized to consult PAM though.

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Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
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