Re: security question - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Andy Shellam
Subject Re: security question
Date
Msg-id 46140AA8.6030701@mailnetwork.co.uk
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In response to security question  ("Dave Lazar" <hunkybill@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-admin
One quick point - you don't need to alter anything in the template1
database to set user's passwords.
In PgAdmin III - use the "Login roles" section to set the passwords -
that way everything will get committed correctly.

Also, have you restarted PostgreSQL since changing pg_hba.conf?

Andy.

Dave Lazar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a quick question about my installation that puzzles me. pgsql
> 8.2.3 on a debian box. Tested it out the database works. pgadmin III
> connects fine too. I used alter table on the template1 database to
> give postgres user a password. I changed pg_hba to use md5 on all
> connections including local.
>
> When I use psql -U postgres -d myDataBase to connect to myDataBase I
> do not get prompted for a password? When I su postgres and use psql
> myDatabase I get prompted for my password?
>
> Is there some reason why I can login using psql to a database when
> postgres is supposed to use passwords for all access?
>
> Probably a mistake I made somewhere along the line... just not sure
> where, usually I get my pgsql install working great!
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
> !DSPAM:37,46140a1b89297979110243!


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