password problem with PostgreSQL

[jbv]

Frank,

Thanks for the reply, but I'm not using "ask password".
I'm just using the pwd for postgres as a parameter for
revopendatabase, and it doesn't work.
And I know that the user & pwd are OK since I can login
to the DB via phppgadmin...

JB

> If you are prompting for the password via "ask password", make sure you
> specify the "clear" option (see the docs), otherwise the "ask" dialog
> encrypts the password before returning it, and you give the wrong value
> to revOpenDatabase.
>
> On Oct 7, 2004, at 4:36 AM, jbv wrote:
>
> > Hi list,
> >
> > I'm trying to connect to postgres via RR on an XP box.
> > Postgres is installed and working (I can login via phppgadmin),
> > and port 5432 is open on the firewall...
> > When I try to open the connection (with revopendatabase or the
> > query builder) I get the following message :
> > Revdb error : FATAL authentication failed for user "postgres".
> >
> > I know that user & password are correct since I use them with
> > phppgadmin... My isp says the problem comes from my Rev
> > scripts...
> >
> > Any idea of what I should do / modify / try / look at to solve the
> > problem ?
>
> > Thanks,
> > JB
> >
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