On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:59:40 -0400 Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > psql: FATAL: Ident authentication failed for user "root" > > HINT: Is pg_hba.conf set properly on the server? > > Seems pretty useless. What does "set properly" mean? There isn't > even any good reason to think that the solution to most auth failures > is to change pg_hba.conf, so I'd bet that this hint is wrong far more > often than it's right. I think something like: psql: FATAL: Ident authentication failed for user "root" HINT: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/client-authentication.html Would be nice. Heck in most modern terminals the HINT would be clickable too :) Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
