Re: Password?

Ms swati chande schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> I started everything again from scratch.
> 1. Created a new user("Swati"), with limited/ restricted rights.
> Ensured that no password is set anywhere.
>
> 2. Ran initdb from the new user.
> c:\postgresql\bin>initdb -D c:\postgresql\data2
> It displayed the DEBUG: start transaction and commit
> transaction states etc.
> and ended with DEBUG: exit(0)
> A warning with the following statement was also displayed:
> WARNING: enabling "trust" authentication foe local
> connections
> you can change this by editing "pg_hba.conf" or by
> initdb -A.
>
> 3. After this I executed pg_ctl:
> c:\postgresql\bin>pg_ctl -D c:\postgresql\data2 -l
> logfile start
> got the the message:server starting
> and the logfile contained the following:
> LOG: could not bind IPv4 socket: No error
> HINT: Is another postmaster already running on
> port 5432? If not,
> wait a few seconds and retry.
> WARNING: could not create listen socket for
> "localhost"
> FATAL: could not create any TCP/IP sockets
> LOG: could not bind IPv4 socket: No error
> HINT: Is another postmaster already running on
> port 5432? If not, wait
> a few seconds and retry.
> WARNING: could not create listen socket for
> "localhost"
> FATAL: could not create any TCP/IP sockets
>
> 4. To take care of the above issues,
> Made the following change in the postgresql.conf file:
> listen_addresses = 'xxx.xxx.x.x' (my current ip)
> and in pg_hba:
> host all all 'xxx.xxx.x.x' trust
>
> 5.Then issued
> c:\postgresql\bin>pg_ctl -D c:\postgresql\data2 -l logfile
> start
> again.
> Now got the following in logfile:
> LOG: database system was shut down at 2009-07-08
> 22:34:50
> LOG: database system is ready to accept connections
> LOG: autovacuum launcher started
>
> 6.Opened another command window.
> Now when I write in the new window (or even in the same),
> c:\postgresql\bin>createdb demo
> OR
> c:\postgresql\bin>createuser -S -d -R svc
> I am prompted for password, I don't know what to enter here.
>
> I think I am making some mistake in pg_hba.conf. Can't make out.
> Must be some brainless blunder some where.
>
> Thanks a ton for sparing your time and bearing with me.
>
> Please guide.
>
> Regards
> Swati

Swati, sorry to say - but I got no solution as I cannot try to simulate
this. I do not have a Windows machine ... hopefully someone else can help.

One thing anyway ... Step 4. seems to be correct. Actually, is there a
user postgres on your system? Why not give postgres then a password (in
the windows user administration) and use

c:\postgresql\bin>createuser -U postgres -S -d -R svc

But this is really vague ...

Cheers

Andy