I am having trouble understanding the relationship between passwords in the
"passwd" flat file and the system table pg_user.  It seems that if I don't
perform a sql "create user" with the "with password" option I can't connect
to the database when I use password authentication even though I used the
pg_passwd command to enter the user.  Also pardon my ignorance but is there
a secure way to enter the password using the "create user" command without
exposing the password?  I hate to expose a set of "canned" passwords that I
wanted to enter using a script when installing the database.


Thanks in advance.

Jeff


Wed, 2 Aug 2000 09:27:41 -0400
"jeff seaman" <jseaman@pharsalia.com>
user authentication question
I need to have PostgreSQL running with AOLserver before about 8 p.m. this
evening.

Is there anybody in Toronto I can chat with on the phone, or who could come
over to help out? Thai dinner and a bottle of Scotch. Location is Hyde Park
at Dundas West. 416-604-9495.

                                                                      -dlj.






Wed, 2 Aug 2000 12:33:01 -0400
"David Lloyd-Jones" <david.lloyd-jones@attcanada.ca>
Is There Anybody in Toronto Running Postgresql with AOLserver?