Re: default superuser

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: "Gauthier, Dave" <dave(dot)gauthier(at)intel(dot)com>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: default superuser
Date: 2007-12-28 18:07:05
Message-ID: 20071228100705.1a7aa1b3@commandprompt.com
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On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:59:28 -0500
"Gauthier, Dave" <dave(dot)gauthier(at)intel(dot)com> wrote:

> And I can connect using the "foo" user (psql -U foo mypgdb). But it
> doesn't seem to require the password. Would you know why? I would
> like to use the password protection.

The problem is that you don't have your authentication configured. That
is discussed in detail here:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/client-authentication.html

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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