On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 20:14:56 +0100, Frans Haarman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am building a webapplication for school, as a project. > > Basicly I want users to connect with their postgresql password an > username. > > I tried: > local all password > > but then it asks for a password when booting the server, and I would > like to have this done automaticly. > > Basicly I want everybody to require a password, and have the server > startup automaticly.
In 7.3 there is a user column in the hba file that you can use to except the web account from a password check. Since you are using local, you might also consider using ident authentication. If people aren't sharing accounts, this probably gives you what you want. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]