[postgis-users] postGIS install question- user permissions notaccepted by the DB

[Obe, Regina]

It sounds like you are probably typing in the wrong password when prompted.
 
If you go under Administrative Tools -> Users  
find the postgres account
right-click - Set Password to something you know
 
Then try reinstalling and giving it the password you set up.
 
Note there are 2 accounts - there is the windows account which the PostgreSQL service runs under
 
and the postgres account which is the postresql super user account which is used internally by Postgres (similar to sa account if you are familiar with SQL Server lingo).  Don't confuse the 2.
 
I think the install asks you for both passwords and they are usually different.
 
Hope that helps,
Regina

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Sent: Mon 9/10/2007 1:47 PM
To: postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net
Subject: [postgis-users] postGIS install question- user permissions notaccepted by the DB



Hi,

Sorry to bug you all with a simple question. 

I have tried to re-install postgis into my postgres directory,( Window XP
machine, Postgres 8x) but during the install routine I get the following error
message:

"Could not connect to database postgres  Password authentication failed for user
postgres"

I previously uninstalled postgis and postgres because of an unrelated problem
with another app and am now trying to reinstall functionality to use it with my
GIS data and mapserver.

Can you advise me what to do?

thanks

Glenn Brooks
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