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Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 18:18:32 -0400
From: David Hartwig <daybee@bellatlantic.net>
Organization: Insight Distribution Systems
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To: Dave Thorson <dthorson@grwolf.com>
CC: pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] odbc failed authentication message
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Please refer to the check list  cantained in the FAQ at  the psqlodbc web site.


I see two issues.

    Postmaster must start withe -i option.
            man postmaster

    It looks as though you only allow localhost access in pg_hba.conf.   You
will need to open up to some remote host(s)
            man pg_hba.conf

    example of wide open with password required:

        host         all         0.0.0.0    0.0.0.0   password

     example of class C wide open

        host         all         200.100.5.0    255.255.255.0   trust


Dave Thorson wrote:

> I receive a "failed authentication" message when I attempt to make and ODBC
> connection.  My server is fir, database name is foo, name is dave with a
> password of dave.  I have set up the user using psql with a create user
> command.
>
> Any help for a poor novice would be greatly appreciated!
>
> I have attempted an ODBC connection with the Insite driver (6.30.0249).  I
> am using Red Hat Linux 5.1 which included postgres.  I have been able to
> make pgaccess and psql work. ODBC is alluding me.
>
> The postgres .bash_profile looks like this:
> #!/bin/sh
> #This Script changes the term type
>
> TERM=vt100
> export TERM
> echo $TERM
> PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin
> MANPATH=$MANPATH:/usr/local/pgsql/man
> PGLIB=/usr/lib/pgsql
>
> PGDATA=/usr/local/pgsql/data
> export PATH MANPATH PGLIB PGDATA
>
> The pg_hba.conf file located in /usr/local/pgsql/data contains the following.
> # By default, allow anything over UNIX domain sockets and localhost.
>
> local        all                                         trust
> host         all         127.0.0.1     255.255.255.255   trust