[GRASSLIST:4229] Re: DBMI-Postgres driver error

[Radim Blazek]

And 'psql -h localhost grass_test'?
Maybe you need to edit pg_hba.conf.

Radim


On Monday 23 August 2004 13:54, Martin Wegmann wrote:
> hello Radim,
>
> On Monday 23 August 2004 12:43, Radim Blazek wrote:
> > GRASS cannot store passwords, if your DB requires a password
> > add it to the database parameter. Try psql first.
>
> The user is set up as a non-passwd user ('with password' is not used)
> I can enter psql grass_test without being prompted for a password.
>
> baliola at diomedea:~$ psql grass_test
> Welcome to psql 7.4.3, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
>
> Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
>        \h for help with SQL commands
>        \? for help on internal slash commands
>        \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
>        \q to quit
>
> grass_test=#
>
> drop user baliola and created a new user with specifying a passwd:
> create user baliola with password 'test';
> however psql is not prompting for as passwd when entering the grass_test
> db.
>
> exit postgres and superuser -- starting grass57 as baliola
>
> db.connect driver=pg
> database="host=localhost,dbname=grass_test,user=baliola,password=test"
> driver:pg
> database:host=localhost,dbname=grass_test,user=baliola,password=test
>
> db.tables -p
> DBMI-Postgres driver error:
> Cannot connect to Postgres: FATAL:  IDENT authentication failed for user
> "baliola"
>
> I did it as well with ' around the password phrase -- same result.
>
> Martin
>
> > Radim
> >
> > On Monday 23 August 2004 11:55, Martin Wegmann wrote:
> > > hello,
> > >
> > > I did my first steps with postgresql and grass and ran into some
> > > problems: First I created an user and set up a db ("grass_test")
> > >
> > > starting grass (5.7.0):
> > > db.connect driver=pg
> > > database="host=localhost,dbname=grass_test,user=baliola"
> > >
> > > I am not sure if "host=localhost" is correct. In all documents I read
> > > so far, an IP address was specified but using 127.0.0.1 resulted in the
> > > same error prompt. What do I enter when postgresql is running
> > > locally?
> > >
> > > If I proceed and do  'db.test grass_test' then db.test tells me that
> > > the db must exist.
> > > If I do db.test test1 I get:
> > >
> > > DBMI-Postgres driver error:
> > > cannot get user/password
> > >
> > > and various Postgresql commands
> > >
> > > Any idea how to solve that?
> > >
> > > I am still searching for a tutorial introducing people to the
> > > postgresql inside GRASS usage, so far I found
> > > http://mpa.itc.it/markus/shortcourse/notes6.html  and
> > > the GRASS 5.7 usage example document. any links are welcome.
> > >
> > > regards, Martin