Received: from localhost (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 517864761B0 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 22:28:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail9.megamailservers.com (mail9.megamailservers.com [216.251.36.19]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 975334760E2 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 22:28:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 12-230-187-116.client.attbi.com (12-230-187-116.client.attbi.com [12.230.187.116]) by mail9.megamailservers.com (8.12.5/8.12.0.Beta10) with ESMTP id g8S2SWlj062880 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 22:28:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: IDENT authentication failed for user postgres From: "G.LeeJohnson" To: postgres-interfaces Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.3 (1.0.3-6) Date: 27 Sep 2002 19:10:03 -0700 Message-Id: <1033179004.2066.7.camel@dhcp-352-66> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS new-20020517 X-Archive-Number: 200209/90 X-Sequence-Number: 3151 Hi, I have connection established between my windows ( where i am trying to use pgadmin with pgmigration wizard) and linux and of course a firewall that I believe is set correctly to allow ports connect ( 113according to refusal error in postmaster)... I'm wondering if anyone can help me diagnose the error in Subject line of this post....Ive tried editing both fiewall and pg_hba.conf to get this working..no dice thx anyone lee -====