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

[Bruce Rindahl]

When you uninstall PostgreSQL there two things it does NOT do.
1. Remove the Windows user account that the postgres service runs under.
2. Remove your existing databases (Including the database user accounts and
passwords!).

Either remember your old passwords or:

1. Uninstall PostgreSQL
2. Remove the postgres account for windows (Control Panel -> Administrative
Tools -> Computer Management -> Local Users and Groups
3. Delete the install directory of PostgreSQL (C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL
or whatever).

Then reinstall

Have fun!

Bruce Rindahl

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:47 AM
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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