----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Travers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Admin.pl problems
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:37 AM, john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Greetings all, >> >> how do I correct: >> >> Error! >> >> LedgerSMB/User.pm.387 >> FATAL:password authentication failed for user "postgres" > > This is when you are creating a database? > > If you know the password for the postgres account, you enter it in the > superuser password box. > > If you have not set it, you can log in via psql (assuming local > connections are set to trust auth) and: > > ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '[secret]'; > > Best Wishes, > Chris Travers > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! > Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, > along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness > and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 > _______________________________________________ > Ledger-smb-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users > > Chris, Altering the postgres account dosen't have any effect. I used: sudo su postgres psql then your sql code. Psql responds with ALTER ROLE. I then entered the postgres pw in the ledgersmb Accounting / Database Administration page and enter a dataset name and select US General. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users
