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To: dx k9 <bitsandbytes88@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: initdb 
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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dx k9 <bitsandbytes88@hotmail.com> writes:
> I just tried initdb with the -A pam option and no -W.  As expected, I
> can't log into the instance.  There is  a MD5 hash and postgres still
> defaults to password authentication even though I did not use the -W.
> Is this a bug?

No.  initdb is not intended to set up any possible authorization
configuration for you; it only handles two or three common cases.
Feel free to adjust the configuration files afterward.

			regards, tom lane